Email isn't private.
Gmail/Outlook exist to monetize communication, not protect it. Proton uses PGP between users; Tuta uses quantum encryption for contacts, calendar, and archived emails and allows users to password-protect emails. Both fail when emailing non-users – messages get decrypted and stored indefinitely.
Your email address is a tracking ID. Reuse it, and attackers build your profile. The solution: every account gets its own email address. Disposable aliases work, but custom domains (e.g., you@yourdomain.io) are better: create yourbank@..., yoursocialmedia@..., and disable compromised or frequently spammed addresses instantly.
One side benefit of the method below is that you can avoid the normal spam box hell that occurs when emails accumulate from entities that do not include an "unsubscribe" url at the bottom of the email. Banks seem to have this problem the most. My doxxed email address still gets emails from old bank accounts that are impossible to unsubscribe from.
How-to
1. Myprivatenym.io: acquire domain
Go to myprivatenym.io and get a domain.
- https://mynymbox.io/domainregister
- https://client.mynymbox.io/cart.php?a=add&domain=register
- Pay with a private method
2. Go to proxysto.re
- https://digitalgoods.proxysto.re/en
- Buy addy.io Lite voucher code: 1 year = 12,00 €
3. Tuta: acquire an email address
- Go to Tuta and sign up for a free email.
4. addy.io
Information can be found here, but is summarized below
- Sign up for addy.io using your Tuta email
- Redeem your gift card and upgrade to Lite.
- Go to "Domains" > "Add New Domain"
- Paste your Myprivatenym.io domain (e.g., janesmith@privatedomain.io)
- Go to the "DNS Management" in Mynymbox.
- Back in addy.io, click "Verify Domain" - takes 2-15 minutes. It will look like this in addy.io ⤵️
- Then add these four records from addy.io into the Mynymbox DNS manager:
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You can check the records for your domain using mxtoolbox.com
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NOTE: DO NOT MARK EMAILS AS SPAM, BUT RATHER DELETE OR DEACTIVATE THE ALIAS!
Can I mark emails forwarded to me by addy.io as spam?No, you must not mark messages forwarded to you by addy.io as spam as this can damage the reputation of the mail servers and is against the terms and conditions.
If an alias is receiving spam messages then please deactivate it or delete it.
addy.io is signed up to multiple feedback loops (FBLs) that trigger a notification when any messages are marked as spam. Repeatedly marking messages as spam will result in your account being disabled.