Aug 25, 2020 12:00:00

``Firefox Relay'' review that automatically generates a discarded email that can be used when creating an account and protects the original email address

If you register for multiple web services with one email address, the risk of leaking personal information somewhere will increase. However, it is unrealistic to prepare email addresses for the web services you use. ' Firefox Relay ' provided by Mozilla is a function that randomly generates and manages discarded e-mail addresses that link registered e-mail addresses, and it is possible to easily increase security for free.

Firefox Relay

https://relay.firefox.com/

To use Firefox Relay, go to the official website and click 'Sign In'.

Log in with your Firefox account. If you do not have a Firefox account, the registration screen will be displayed automatically.

If you log in successfully, the screen changes to the following screen. In order to use Firefox Relay on Firefox, you need to install the special extension as well as register it. Click 'Get the add-on for Firefox'.

The extension distribution page will be displayed. Click the 'Add to Firefox' button.

You will be asked for permission to add the extension, so click Add.

The Firefox Relay icon will be displayed in the add-on list, and a pop-up notifying you of the addition will be displayed. Click “OK”.

I will try using Firefox Relay in the inquiry section of GIGAZINE as a trial. Right-click on the email address entry field in the inquiry field and select 'Generate New Alias' from the context menu.

Then, the email address '(random character string)@relay.firefox.com' was automatically generated.

In addition to right-clicking, clicking the icon displayed in the email address input field...

A popup will appear, so click 'Generate New Alias'.

Similarly, the email address of '(random character string)@relay.firefox.com' was automatically generated.

If you send an inquiry using the generated email address, the reply will be forwarded to the email address registered in your Firefox account.

Also, when I accessed the Firefox Relay site while logged in, the generated email address, the domain of the site used, the number of email transfers, etc. were displayed. There are up to 5 aliases.

Firefox Relay was a pilot service offered in May 2020 and was initially available only to invitees. And it became available to everyone on August 22, 2020. 'There may be paid plans that allow more aliases in the future,' said IT news media ghacks.net .