4 outlets·4 reports
Apple’s Private Relay is supposed to hide your IP. Researchers found three ways it doesn’t
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Apple’s Private Relay, intended to conceal users’ IP addresses, can in fact expose them. Researchers have identified three methods by which the service leaks real IP information, including a flaw in Apple’s WebKit browser engine that also impacts the OnionBrowser Tor client for iOS. These vulnerabilities allow websites and services to see users’ actual IP addresses.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address
- TechMeme·Mysk: Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses due to issues in Apple's WebKit browser engine, also affecting OnionBrowser, a Tor browser for iOS (Joseph Cox/404 Media)
- Engadget·Apple's Private Relay feature could reveal your IP address to websites and services
- The Next Web·Apple’s Private Relay is supposed to hide your IP. Researchers found three ways it doesn’t
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