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Apple's Hide My Email feature has a year-old vulnerability

A vulnerability in Apple's Hide My Email feature, which creates anonymous email addresses for users, has been reportedly exploitable for over a year. Researchers at EasyOptOuts discovered the flaw and alerted Apple, but the company has not yet implemented a fix. This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to link the anonymous email addresses back to users' real personal emails, potentially exposing them to spam and data trackers. AI

IMPACT This vulnerability could expose users to increased spam and data tracking through a privacy feature.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a vulnerability in a specific product feature, not a core AI model release or significant industry-wide event.

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Apple's Hide My Email feature has a year-old vulnerability

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Anna Washenko) ·

    Apple's Hide My Email may not be hiding anything

    A vulnerability can reportedly connect real email addresses to anonymous ones.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple’s Hide My Email feature might not be so private after all The company's been failing to patch a Hide My Email vulnerability for more than a year now. http

    Apple’s Hide My Email feature might not be so private after all The company's been failing to patch a Hide My Email vulnerability for more than a year now. https://www. androidauthority.com/apple-hid e-my-email-vulnerability-3683561/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets …