Brave launches Email Aliases and new Brave Accounts that keep passwords off its servers

Brave has recently released desktop version 1.94, introducing Email Aliases, a new privacy feature that lets users create unique email addresses for websites without exposing their primary address, similar to alternatives like SimpleLogin or the recently discussed Apple Hide My Email. Messages sent to an alias are forwarded to the user’s main inbox, and aliases can be deactivated if they begin receiving unwanted mail. The initial release includes up to five free aliases, which can be generated directly from email fields through autofill or the right click menu and managed from Brave’s settings. Using a different alias for each site can also reduce tracking based on email addresses. Companies can upload customer emails to advertising platforms for server side profile matching, a practice that browser based tracker blocking and cookie partitioning cannot prevent. The feature is built on Brave Accounts, a new account system separate from Brave Premium that is expected to support more Brav...