DID you know that you have more than one Gmail address – in fact, you have an unlimited number all secretly attached to your existing email.
Tech geek Matty McTech revealed the special hack most people probably didn’t know existed.
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And it could be a great way to work out exactly who is selling your data too.
All you have to do is add a + symbol after your existing email username, followed by any word you like.
Then, write the usual @gmail.com at the end.
For example, if your email address is: [email protected].
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You could create [email protected], [email protected] and just about anything.
No matter what you add on, it’ll all go directly to your main Gmail inbox.
Why is this a clever idea?
Well, if you’re suspicious of your personal data being sold or used, this could be a great way of catching them out.
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So next time you sign up to a site or service, add their name after the + sign.
Then if you suddenly start receiving spam emails, you know who the source is.
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“Just add their name at the end of your email address,” he said.
“Now if you get any spam emails to this address you’ll know that this website sold your data.”
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