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Apple's Hide My Email feature suffers critical privacy flaw

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A privacy vulnerability has been discovered in Apple's Hide My Email feature, potentially exposing users' real email addresses. Security researcher tests indicated that 100% of generated addresses allowed for the revelation of the user's actual email. This flaw could undermine the privacy protections offered by the service. AI

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Apple's Hide My Email feature suffers critical privacy flaw

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

    Apple Hide My Email bug seemingly allows 100% of real email addresses to be discovered A privacy flaw in Apple’s Hide My Email feature means that your real emai

    Apple Hide My Email bug seemingly allows 100% of real email addresses to be discovered A privacy flaw in Apple’s Hide My Email feature means that your real email address can be discovered. A security researcher said that tests found 100% of generated addresses allowed an attacker…

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