The Privacy Myth Crumbles: Inside the iCloud+ Flaws Threatening Apple's Most Valuable Promise

The privacy myth crumbles: Inside the iCloud+ flaws threatening Apple's most valuable promise

For years, many assumed that buying an Apple device guaranteed out-of-the-box privacy protection. However, this reputation is beginning to unravel. Last week, researchers found that Apple’s iCloud Private Relay tool — a paid add-on feature that encrypts Safari browser traffic to hide a user's IP address — could leak the very detail it’s expected to protect. These revelations come about a month after 404 Media reported that Hide My Email, another…

Apple sued for allegedly misleading consumers over iCloud+ privacy feature in class-action complaint

A California man is suing Apple in a proposed class-action lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers about the privacy benefits of iCloud’s paid subscription tier – saying it falsely claimed that users’ IP addresses would be hidden.

Garten of Banban creators face US IP suit as competing KITTYSAURUS claims emerge

Published A newly filed federal lawsuit involving the creators of Garten of Banban has brought competing KITTYSAURUS trademark claims into focus, although the available court records do not yet establish that the name is the specific subject of the litigation. The creators of the horror-themed video game franchise Garten of Banban are facing a new intellectual property lawsuit in the US, as t…

Apple sued for fraud over iCloud Private Relay flaw that leaks users’ real IP addresses

Apple is facing a new class action lawsuit alleging fraud, false advertising, and misrepresentation related to a recently disclosed vulnerability in its iCloud Private Relay feature. According to 9to5Mac, security researchers revealed last week that iCloud Private Relay — a privacy tool meant to hide users’ real IP addresses from websites when browsing in Safari — often fails to do so. The feature routes traffic through two relays so that a user…

iCloud Private Relay Lawsuit Accuses Apple of Fraud over IP Address Leaks

Clarkson Law Firm filed a class action lawsuit against Apple on August 11, accusing the company of fraud and false advertising over iCloud Private Relay's failure to protect subscribers' IP addresses Read more at iCloud Private Relay Lawsuit Accuses Apple of Fraud over IP Address Leaks