Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap
TechCrunch·
- Apple reversed its planned update to the Hide My Email feature for iCloud+ users, deciding to keep addresses on @icloud.com instead of moving them to @private.icloud.com.
- The company backtracked after users and employees criticized the proposed change, arguing it would make the disposable addresses easier for websites to identify and reject.
- The privacy tool generates unique email addresses to protect users' real identities while still allowing mail routing and law enforcement tracking.
