When it comes to online security, the only thing we’re told not to reuse is our passwords. However, in reality, passwords rarely go alone and are almost always paired with an email address — something ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Have you ever had anybody laugh at your email address? I know it sounds silly, but sometimes it still happens. It may be your actual username, but more times than not, people will end up laughing at ...