Google’s Shielded Email: The Spam Slayer We Didn’t Know We Needed
Google is gearing up to launch Shielded Email, allowing users to create email aliases for online sign-ups, battling spam with style. It’s like giving your real email address a secret identity, minus the cape. Unlike Apple’s Hide My Email, Google’s feature is still in the testing phase, but we’re ready for action!
Hot Take:
Google’s new Shielded Email feature is like putting your email address in witness protection. It’s a clever move to dodge spam bullets and keep your inbox from looking like a confetti explosion. With Google jumping on the email alias bandwagon, it’s like they’re saying, ‘Hey Apple, DuckDuckGo, and Bitwarden, mind if we join the party?’ Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility… to remember all those burner email addresses!
Key Points:
- Google is developing a new feature called Shielded Email for creating email aliases.
- This feature is aimed at helping users combat spam by using single-use email addresses.
- The primary email receives forwarded messages from the alias, keeping the real address private.
- Apple, Bitwarden, and DuckDuckGo have similar features for email aliasing.
- Google also introduced Android System Key Verifier for enhanced chat security.