Hey, I'm Alex.
I've spent the better part of the last decade thinking about something most people don't: what happens to your email address after you hand it to a website. The answer, honestly, is usually nothing good. It ends up on a list, that list gets sold, and before long your inbox looks like a classified ads section from 2003. I got tired of it, which is part of why I ended up writing so much about disposable email tools.
My background is in privacy research and security testing. I've spent years looking at how platforms collect, store, and — occasionally — leak user data. Email addresses are low-hanging fruit for data brokers, and most people have no idea how many places have theirs on file. That bothers me, and it probably should bother you too.
What I actually do here is test things. I sign up for services with disposable addresses, track what happens, and write about it plainly. No jargon for the sake of it, no breathless "EVERYTHING IS A DISASTER" headlines. Just honest breakdowns of what works, what doesn't, and why your privacy matters even when you're just signing up for a free trial.
I'm particularly interested in the intersection of convenience and security — the idea that protecting yourself online shouldn't require a computer science degree. Tools like FireTempMail exist precisely because the friction of maintaining a clean inbox shouldn't fall entirely on the user. You deserve to try things without committing your real identity to every service that asks for it.
If you read something I wrote and want to push back on it, or you've got a specific privacy question you'd like me to dig into — reach out. I read everything.