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submitted 3 days ago by davel@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

A series of issues in Apple’s web browser engine — the tech underlying all browsers on iOS — means that Apple’s iCloud Private Relay tool, which is supposed to hide a user’s IP address, in many cases doesn’t actually work. Instead, the issues mean a malicious attacker can set up a website to learn a Private Relay user’s real IP address, or that many websites have also already collected this information incidentally. The issues also impact OnionBrowser, an iOS app for browsing the web through the Tor anonymity network, the researchers who discovered the issues say.

The Private Relay leak is the second issue to recently impact Apple’s paid-for privacy products. Last month 404 Media reported a bug in Apple’s Hide My Email feature was actually revealing peoples’ real email addresses. Apple knew about that issue for more than a year before fixing it.

“In short: any website that supports, or pretends to support, passkeys can see the user’s real IP address despite having iCloud Private Relay on,” security researcher Tommy Mysk, who discovered the issue along with Talal Haj Bakry, told 404 Media.

The researchers developed a site that lets Private Relay users check if the issues impact them. In 404 Media’s tests, the site did return the real IP address of a user that was supposed to be protected by Private Relay.

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[-] yuman@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago

and all those are on top of the covert peer-to-peer network that every apple device is a part of, constantly phoning home - including when your device is supposedly off. you can't disable it or opt out of it, and its security, full functionality, and breadth is unknown.

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

The Private Relay leak is the second issue to recently impact Apple’s paid-for privacy products. Last month 404 Media reported a bug in Apple’s Hide My Email feature was actually revealing peoples’ real email addresses. Apple knew about that issue for more than a year before fixing it.

lol, what a joke

[-] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

He lives in MEXICO?!? No, no, now it says he’s in Pakistan. What’s going on here?

[-] crandlecan@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

You must've stumbled upon a true God!! 🙏😱

this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2026
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