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Apple faces class action lawsuit for ‘fraud’ over iCloud Private Relay flaw
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Security researchers last week revealed a flaw in Apple’s iCloud Private Relay feature.
While this is supposed to protect your IP address from the websites you visit, a vulnerability means that it often fails to do so.
Any time there’s a problem with an Apple product or service, a class action lawsuit is sure to follow, and this is no exception …What is iCloud Private Relay?
As we’ve explained previously, iCloud Private Relay isn’t quite a VPN, but it is intended to fulfil a similar privacy function in terms of preventing your web usage being tracked when you are using Safari as your browser.
Here’s how Apple describes it:Your IP address is visible to your network provider and to the first relay, which is operated by Apple.