# Use email aliases for online accounts

Practice ID: 21
Topic: `privacy` (privacy: Choices that limit unnecessary access, tracking, and exposure of personal information.)
Added: 2026-09-01
Journey entry point: `optimize` (Make the tools you kept more durable, private, and possible to leave.)
Start with: `setup` (setup)
Supports: `privacy-clarity` (privacy clarity; group: `digital-control` / My data and digital setup)

## Pattern

Using one primary email address across online accounts makes it easier to connect activity and harder to control unwanted contact.

## Practice

Use email aliases for registrations, newsletters, stores, and other accounts that mainly send automated messages. Share the primary address deliberately.

## Start small

Use an email alias for your next newsletter, store, or online account.

## Watch out

Keep a recovery plan for aliases so losing the alias provider does not lock you out of important accounts.

## Continue

- [Browse privacy as practices.](https://live.freewithtech.com/?topic=privacy)
- [Journey](https://live.freewithtech.com/journey.md)
- [Concepts](https://live.freewithtech.com/concepts.md)
- [Complete agent-readable database](https://live.freewithtech.com/llms.txt)