The five myths

  • It makes you anonymous
  • It stops every phishing message
  • It removes the need for strong authentication
  • Every address should be temporary
  • More addresses always mean more confusion

What is actually true

Block remote content by default for unknown or intrusive senders. That can reduce correlation, improve context and make one exposed relationship easier to replace. It is a control surface, not an invisibility cloak.

Why the distinction matters

A sales message appears ordinary but reports the moment it is viewed. The address can tell you which relationship is involved, but it cannot certify the sender or erase information shared elsewhere.

Good tools solve a named problem. Myths ask them to solve every problem.

Use the modest superpower

Privacy proxies can obscure open data but do not make every link or attachment safe.

  • Block remote images
  • Prefer plain text
  • Open links deliberately
  • Separate intrusive senders

Give the next relationship its own route.

Create an MXDuck alias