You may have heard of throwaway or disposable email addresses and wondered why anyone would need one. But you might be surprised by how having one can come in handy. Although they may sound like ...

There are numerous email scams that land in your inbox every day, from malware-ridden attachments supposedly from a friend to IRS impersonators to fake calendar invitations. And what makes many of ...

Why do companies want my email address? Advertisers, web publishers and app makers all want to gather email addresses partially so that they can contact you with promotional messages, advertisements ...

Republished on March 6th with news of Google’s new real-time security technology. For the 3 billion users of Google’s world-leading email platform, there is a major change coming and it’s one update ...

An email address must have three elements -- an account name, a commercial "at" sign and a domain name. The distinction between a Web address and an email address can be difficult to spot. However, ...

You've got questions? I've got answers. Nancy of Anaheim, California, is writing in with a very interesting question about an email dilemma. "Can I change default email from my iPad/iPhone? I’m not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Let me start by reiterating what I have already stated, namely ...