Apple to move Hide My Email addresses to separate domain, potentially weakening privacy protection
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Zack Whittaker
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Summary
Apple is planning to change its Hide My Email privacy feature by moving anonymously generated email addresses to a different domain than regular @icloud.com addresses. This change could make it easier for apps and websites to detect and block anonymous sign-ups, potentially reducing the effectiveness of the privacy feature for iCloud+ subscribers.
Key quotes
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The reason these privately generated email addresses work is because they cannot be distinguished from regular Apple users, whose email addresses also use the @icloud.com domain.
Apple said in a note to developer
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