Security · 2h ago
Apple's Hide My Email flaw exposes real addresses, known for a year
Apple's Hide My Email service, designed to mask users' real email addresses, reportedly reveals them with minimal effort. The vulnerability has been known to Apple for a year but remains unpatched. Users relying on the feature for privacy are at risk of exposure.
Meridian48 take
Apple's slow response to a known privacy flaw undermines trust in its privacy-focused features, especially given the year-long delay.
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Apple's Hide My Email service reportedly reveals users' actual email addresses with little effort — Cupertino has seemingly known about the problem for a year but has yet to fix it →
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