# Why obscure my email address on serious accounts?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/why-obscure-my-email-address-on-serious-accounts/16518
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-01-27T22:50:58Z
**Posts:** 11
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## Post 5 by @wojciechxtx — 2024-01-27T23:43:16Z

> [@anon15629731](#):
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> Is collating records without an email address harder than I realize?

Very much so.

> [@anon15629731](#):
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> separate addresses could help.

Rule of thumb here is: for any **serious matter** use your real mail address; for **everything** else: throwaway one.

> [@anon15629731](#):
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> Does a breached email expose me to additional threats I haven’t considered?

Very much so. At any given time there are always threats (threat models) that we dont know about and, as a consequence, are unable to (successfully) defend against. Thats because (cyber) criminals are always (well, most of the time) one step ahead of us. Thats also why AVs exist.

> [@Stiffly2505](#):
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> disable the address

Thats exactly what SimpleLogin offers you to do with their aliases. To put things simple: get spam on your alias? Just disable it and you are spam free again :slight_smile:

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