Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, a privacy feature designed to hide users’ IP addresses while browsing in Safari, can be bypassed through several WebKit features that send traffic outside the relay. TechCrunch and 404 Media independently confirmed that the site could reveal their real IP addresses while Private Relay was active. That direct connection exposes the user’s real network and therefore the IP address that Private Relay is intended to conceal. The first relay, operated by Apple, can see the user’s IP address but not the destination website. The company’s support documentation continues to state that Private Relay prevents websites from seeing a user’s real IP address and exact location during protected browsing.