Your email address has become a digital bread crumb for companies to link your activity across sites. Here’s how you can limit this. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is the lead consumer technology ...

What does your e-mail address say about you, your business, and your professionalism? You might say "nothing" -- it's superficial, just a way to be contacted, like a phone number. But unlike a phone ...

Ever wonder whether an email address someone gave you—say [email protected]—actually exists? Tech blogger Amit Agarwal explains how to verify an email address using both simple and decidedly geekier ...

Even though all modern smartphones offer built-in email capabilities and a wide selection of email apps to choose from, there are still times you may find it preferable to send a short text message to ...

Be suspicious of emails that ask for personal information and create a sense of urgency-- even if they look like they come from the university. "Update your account." "Confirm your identity." "Failure ...

With these free online tools, you can immediately check whether your email address has been leaked on the internet and is associated with stolen data. One of the two tools, haveibeenpwned, has just ...

One way to tame your email inbox is to get in the habit of using unique email aliases when signing up for new accounts online. Adding a “+” character after the username portion of your email address — ...

Q: Can I get a second e-mail address that goes to the same inbox as my current e-mail? A: You've got three basic options: the complicated way that should work anywhere, the simple way that not all ...