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Apple's Hide My Email bug exposes real addresses, unpatched for over a year

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

A security researcher found that 100% of Apple's Hide My Email addresses could be tricked into revealing the user's real email. The bug was reported to Apple over a year ago but remains unpatched. The flaw undermines the privacy feature designed to protect user identities.

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Apple's slow response to a known privacy bug raises questions about its commitment to security, especially for a feature marketed as a privacy shield.
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‘100% of Hide My Email addresses were exploitable’: Apple’s security feature can be duped into supplying the real contact info — and the bug has remained unpatched for over a year →
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