This lets you mask your real email address from the recipient, and you can create as many addresses as you’d like and delete them at any time. Data sent from your Apple device is sent through a pair of internet relays: the first is assigned an anonymous IP address mapped to your region (but not specific location), while the second relay decrypts your chosen web address and sends you on your way.Īlso coming as part of iCloud+ is a new 'Hide My Email' feature, which lets you create randomized email addresses that automatically forward emails to your real address. The features will be available through the new software upgrades: iOS 15 for iPhone, iPad OS 15 for iPad, macOS Monterey for Mac, and watchOS 8 for Apple Watch.Īccording to Apple, the new iCloud Private Relay feature will encrypt all web traffic sent from your device, free from the prying eyes of network providers and Apple alike. New encryption and privacy functionality is coming to Apple’s premium iCloud storage subscription service, which will be rebranded iCloud+ when the features roll out this fall at no additional cost. Cryptocurrency users and privacy advocates alike often ding Big Tech for butting in on communications data, but Apple’s upcoming software upgrades, previewed today at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), reinforce its increasing focus on privacy features within its apps and devices.
