Method and System for Automatic E-mail Aliasing for User Anonymization

A method for automatic submission of an alias e-mail address, comprising:

• storing, in a profile database, an e-mail profile, wherein the e-mail profile includes data related to an e-mail address including at least the related e-mail address;
• receiving, by a receiving device, web page data for a web page, wherein the web page data includes a form comprised of at least one or more form fields, the one or more form fields including an e-mail field;
• automatically identifying, by a processing device, an alias e-mail address;
• submitting, by a transmitting device, the form included in the web page data, wherein the e-mail field included in the one or more form fields includes the identified alias e-mail address;
• and
• transmitting, by the transmitting device, at least the related e-mail address and alias e-mail address.

A system for identifying violative e-mails using aliasing, comprising:

• a transmitting device;
• a profile database configured to store an e-mail profile, wherein the e-mail profile includes data related to an e-mail address including at least the related e-mail address;
• a receiving device configured to receive e-mail registration information, wherein the e-mail registration information includes at least an alias e-mail address associated with the related e-mail address and an authorized entity;
• and
• a processing device configured to store, in the e-mail profile in the profile database, the received alias e-mail address and the authorized entity, wherein
• the receiving device is further configured to receive an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes data indicating the alias e-mail address as a recipient and indicating a delivering entity as an author or sender, and
• the processing device is further configured to process the received e-mail message, wherein the processing includes
• transmitting, by the transmitting device, the received e-mail message to the related e-mail address if the delivering entity is associated with the authorized entity, or
• identifying, by the processing device, a merchant associated with the delivering entity as being in violation of one or more rules or regulations regarding the usage and collection of e-mail addresses.

A system for automatic submission of an alias e-mail address, comprising:

• a profile database configured to store an e-mail profile, wherein the e-mail profile includes data related to an e-mail address including at least the related e-mail address;
• a receiving device configured to receive web page data for a web page, wherein the web page data includes a form comprised of at least one or more form fields, the one or more form fields including an e-mail field;
• a processing device configured to automatically identify an alias e-mail address;
• and
• a transmitting device configured to
• submit the form included in the web page data, wherein the e-mail field included in the one or more form fields includes the identified alias e-mail address, and
• transmit at least the related e-mail address and alias e-mail address.