The update, which is being called Shielded Email, creates a unique single-time address which is linked to your main primary email account. This can be used when setting up new services or filling in forms so random firms never know your actual address. That should mean far less clutter arriving in your inbox.

A new Gmail privacy and security update is set to change the way users use their email. We’ve all been there before – you’re signing up to a public wifi network, an email newsletter or filling out an online form and you’re asked to enter your email address.

But after years of sterling service, it might soon be rendered obsolete. According to a teardown of the Android APK file for the Gmail app, performed by Android Authority, a new