Apple today announced that it will no longer move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses to a new domain, reversing course on a change announced just two months ago. Here are the details.
This makes Hide My Email aliases harder for websites to identify and block, since doing so at the domain level would also risk blocking regular iCloud email addresses.
Which is why Apple’s decision to move Hide My Email to the new private.icloud.com domain sparked immediate controversy, as it would make it much easier for platforms to block the privacy feature for users who choose not to share their real email address when creating an account or filling out a form.
Today, Apple announced its decision to scrap the planned Hide My Email domain change. In a developer update, the company said that “after further consideration and reviewing community feedback, iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com.”
To read Apple’s full announcement, follow this link.
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