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And I can honestly say that have not found anyone writing to addresses I did not give them at their domain. Simple as this is, it is way to niche for companies to figure it out and exploit it. And if that really was a problem I'd just create a new subdomain. If you are worried about privacy, get a domain just for this. Use domain privacy and dont host other things ", "context": "uses own domain with catch-all", "use_case": "email aliases", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless"}, {"id": 775068194, "item_id": 48441762, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441762", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-06-07", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Addy.io and SimpleLogin are the best and allow PGP encryption", "excerpt": "I recommend people use proper email aliasing, not plus addressing. Duckduckgo makes a free one that's can integrate into Bitwarden, if you have iCloud+ Apple's($0.99/month) hide my email is good. 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