[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fblog\u002Faddyio":3},{"path":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"rawbody":8},"\u002Fblog\u002Faddyio","Stop Feeding Spammers","Burn your email before they sell it","2025-11-30","---\ntitle: 'Stop Feeding Spammers'\ndescription: 'Burn your email before they sell it'\ndate: '2025-11-30'\n---\n\nGiving your real email address to a random website is digital suicide. Once it’s out there, it enters a database, gets sold to a broker, and you never get your peace of mind back.\n\nYou need a firewall between you and the internet.\n\n> \"Your inbox is a sanctuary, not a public billboard.\"\n\n[addy.io](https:\u002F\u002Faddy.io) allows you to generate anonymous email aliases instantly. These aliases forward messages to your real inbox, but the sender never knows who you are.\n\n### How it protects you\n\nIt’s not just about dodging spam; it’s about compartmentalization.\n\n1. **Generate an alias:** Sign up for a service using `newsletter-shop@anon.addy.io`.\n2. **Receive mail:** It lands in your real inbox, seamlessly.\n3. **Kill the leak:** If that shop sells your data or gets hacked, you simply deactivate that specific alias. The spam stops immediately.\n\n### Why addy.io?\n\nMost temp mail services are garbage. This one is different.\n\n- **Open Source:** The code is auditable. No black boxes.\n- **Encryption:** Supports GPG. Even they can't read your emails.\n- **Custom Domains:** Use your own domain to look professional while staying hidden.\n\n### The Alternatives\n\nAddy.io is for those who want control. If you prefer something simpler, look at the big players.\n\n- **DuckDuckGo Email Protection:** The lazy option. It strips trackers and forwards mail to your current address. Zero friction.\n- **Firefox Relay:** Mozilla's answer. Solid privacy reputation and great integration if you use Firefox, but the free tier is stingy with aliases.\n\nPick one. Just stop letting strangers walk right into your digital living room.\n",1783267423470]