In 2021, almost every website you visit or service you subscribe to wants to know everything there is to know about you, wants to create the perfect profile for ads. If you somehow block their advances via anti-tracking services or VPN, they can always spread your email and enable spamming. It’s hard to navigate the internet without stumbling across one or the other. Fortunately, some organizations are allowing users to fight back, and today we’re taking a look at the top two of the bunch: Firefox Relay and Apple Hide My Email.

Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at how they work and try to determine which one is right for you.

Related: How to Use Firefox Relay to Hide Your Email Address Online

Firefox Relay is a new email filtering system developed by Mozilla. It comes in the form of a simple Firefox extension, which allows you to create multiple fake email addresses and use them when filling out online forms. Under these fake aliases, your original email address remains hidden, which means that trackers will not get a hold of your original/personal email address.