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Apple Hide My Email bug exposes real addresses, researcher says

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch ·

A security researcher claims Apple's Hide My Email feature has a bug that reveals users' actual email addresses instead of masking them. The flaw could undermine the privacy tool designed to protect users from spam and tracking. Apple has not yet commented on the report.

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If confirmed, this bug turns a key privacy feature into a liability, raising questions about Apple's testing and transparency.
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