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Guides on privacy, passwords & usernames

Plain-English guides on keeping your online accounts secure, your inbox clean, and your identity separate where it needs to be.

Temp Email

What is a temporary email and why use one?

What temp email is, when it makes sense, and the small print worth knowing.

Temp email vs disposable email vs burner email

The four names for the same idea — and where they actually differ.

Email privacy: why your inbox is worth protecting

How your address spreads online, the real risks, and what to do about it.

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Passwords
Passwords

The importance of strong passwords

What makes a password strong, why length beats complexity, and how to manage them.

Passwords

How to create a strong password you can actually remember

The passphrase method, random generation, and how many passwords you actually need to memorise.

Usernames
Usernames

Username privacy: why reusing the same handle is risky

How a reused username links all your accounts — and how to avoid it.

Usernames

Random username ideas: how to pick a good one

What makes a handle work for gaming, social media and throwaway accounts — and what to avoid.

Gaming
Gaming

Multiple accounts in online games: what you need to know

When alt accounts are allowed, when they're not, and how to set them up cleanly.

Gaming

Gaming account security: how to protect your accounts

Credential stuffing, phishing, malware, SIM swapping — and the four things that actually matter.

Privacy
Privacy

Free online privacy tools that actually work (2026)

Temp email, password managers, VPNs, private browsers — what each does and what it doesn't.