However, DuckDuckGo notes it cannot promise that your email provider won't attach some personal data. You can reply to messages from your regular email, and the person on the other end will only see the address. Plus, you can deactivate these private addresses at any time. These addresses will be long strings of letters like " ," making it even harder for companies to track you.
There are two ways to use the service - you can give sites and services your chosen address, or you can have DuckDuckGo create a unique private address each time. With the expanded beta, DuckDuckGo has also added the ability to strip tracking codes from links, as well as automatic HTTPS upgrading. During the closed beta, DuckDuckGo says it found that 85 percent of emails contain hidden trackers (Opens in a new window). Many emails contain tracking code that can relay information about when you opened a message, your location, and even which device you used to read it. DuckDuckGo does more than obscure your address - it also sanitizes your emails before they hit the inbox. By inputting your email instead of your real address, DuckDuckGo acts as a barrier between you and the rest of the internet. When someone sends an email to your DuckDuckGo address, it will be forwarded to your existing inbox. This is a forwarding address that is tied to your current email account, be that Gmail, Outlook, or something old-school like Hotmail. When you sign up for DuckDuckGo's Email Protection, you'll get an address, but it's not a traditional email account. Starting today, Email Protection is available to anyone who wants it. Last year, DuckDuckGo rolled out its Email Protection service in a limited beta. Even the simple act of opening an email can relay data to third parties, but privacy-focused internet firm DuckDuckGo has a solution for that. There's almost nothing you can do online that doesn't leave digital footprints.
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