Inventors:
Cameron J. Esfahani - San Jose CA, US
Carl J. Norum - San Jose CA, US
Daniel R. Fletcher - Los Gatos CA, US
James C. Murphy - San Jose CA, US
Santo S. Sapienza - Sunnyvale CA, US
Shachar Ron - Mountain View CA, US
Stanley A. Rabu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
An integrated system allows easily creating and using disposable email addresses. The disposable email address is created by an email server, which manages correspondence using the disposable email address to avoid exposing the associated non-disposable email address. Context information may be associated with a disposable email address, where the context information is not visible in email sent using the disposable email address. Expiration information may also be associated with the disposable email address, where the expiration information defines conditions that cause the disposable email address to expire. Should the disposable address be misused, the associated context may allow a user to recognize what correspondent exposed the disposable address to misuse.