Brave Browser Surpasses Chrome with Its Cutting-Edge Email Alias Feature

The Brave browser, a robust alternative to Chrome, has unveiled an intriguing new feature: email aliases. This capability, which launched this week, allows Brave users to register on various platforms without revealing their actual email addresses.

To access this feature, users must create a Brave account and enter their real email address. After logging in, a pop-up will appear when clicking on any email input field on websites, enabling users to select an alias. (If the pop-up does not appear, right-clicking the field will provide access to the option.) The email alias generated will automatically fill in the form on the website, and any emails sent to that alias will be forwarded to your main email account.

According to the company, using an email alias significantly boosts privacy, as many websites view your email as a unique identifier, which can lead to targeted advertising. Companies like Meta can associate the provided email with their databases, enabling them to track your online activities and purchasing patterns.

Additionally, providing your email to a site that suffers a data breach could compromise your primary email, making it vulnerable to cybercriminals who might sell it to data brokers.

Brave developed this feature to tackle such privacy concerns, assuring users that emails sent to aliases are not monitored—only spam and malware are filtered. All forwarded messages are swiftly deleted from Brave’s servers. Information related to Brave accounts is encrypted, and any notes associated with an alias are stored on your device unless synchronization is activated. When synchronization is enabled, notes are protected with end-to-end encryption.

As the email alias feature matures, users may occasionally find some forwarded messages landing in their spam folders; however, this is expected to improve as Brave establishes itself as an email service provider.

Currently, Brave users can create up to five free email aliases, with plans to offer more aliases to Premium subscribers in the near future.