When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Every time you give a website your email address, you put yourself at risk from spammers and data breaches. Using a temporary email service lets you communicate while still maintaining some privacy.

Really want that “free” e-book that’s locked behind an e-mail membership wall, but you know that it’s probably going to shove trash-mail down your throat until you vomit from seeing SPAM? Or how about ...

Sometimes you have to enter your email address on sites that don’t seem trustworthy. For example, you have to provide an email address for free web access in cafés, buses, and railway stations. If you ...

You probably already know how a temporary email address works. There are plenty of services that offer such inboxes online. Most even do it absolutely for free. Honestly, it’s kind of surprising that ...

When you order something online, you give up a little privacy. If you don’t supply your street address, the company won’t know where to send it. And you almost certainly provided your email address ...