Credit: picture alliance via Getty ImagesIf you use iCloud Private Relay, Apple's paid IP address masking service, your internet browsing activity may not actually be private. How Private Relay is exposing IP addressesiCloud Private Relay, which is part of Apple's iCloud+ subscription, is supposed to keep both who you are and what sites you visit hidden when you are browsing in Safari. Private Relay is supposed to encrypt DNS records and generate a temporary IP address, keeping any single party, including Apple, from obtaining both. Web requests are made outside of the browser and the protections of Private Relay, meaning that websites that support passkeys can see users' real IP addresses. While Private Relay can be a useful privacy tool—if it works as intended—it's not a true VPN (Virtual Private Network) because it only provides protection when browsing in Safari.