Apple Shifts Hide My Email to @private.icloud.com, Exposing Anonymous Sign-Ups
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 16
Apple Shifts Hide My Email to @private.icloud.com, Exposing Anonymous Sign-Ups
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 16
Summary
In the coming weeks, Apple will issue new Hide My Email addresses under @private.icloud.com instead of @icloud.com, while existing anonymous addresses will keep forwarding mail.
The switch makes private addresses easier for apps and websites to spot and potentially block, because they will no longer be indistinguishable from regular @icloud.com accounts.
Apple told developers and email providers to update validation, filtering and routing rules so messages to users of the feature still get through after the domain change.
Reddit users criticized the move as weakening the service, and Apple did not explain the change; it follows broader scrutiny of anonymous accounts after Apple earlier disclosed a Hide My Email user's real information in an FBI-linked case.