Apple Won't Change Hide My Email Domain After Backlash
Apple reversed the plan after users said the move would have made masked addresses easier for websites to block, according to John Gruber.
- Apple confirmed on Monday that Hide My Email addresses will remain on the standard @icloud.com domain, reversing a plan to move users to @private.icloud.com that privacy advocates feared would undermine the feature's effectiveness.
- Earlier this year, the company announced plans to transition addresses to the new domain, but users on Reddit criticized the move, arguing that websites would easily identify and reject the masked email addresses.
- Daring Fireball's John Gruber reported that employees on the Hide My Email team had "strong objections" to the scrapped change, though the company did not explain its rationale via TechCrunch.
- By maintaining the current format, masked email addresses remain indistinguishable from standard user accounts, preventing websites from identifying and blocking the privacy-focused addresses during Sign in.
- One segment of Apple's email-relay system will still transition to the new @private.icloud.com domain for Sign in with Apple addresses later this year, though the company noted this creates no privacy issues.
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Hide My Email no longer changing domains, will keep iCloud.com
Apple says while Sign in with Apple addresses will still move to a new domain, Hide My Email will stay on iCloud.com after community pushback.Hide My Email will be sticking with the original iCloud domainChanging email domains can create chaos for website and email client administrators. After concerns were raised over Hide My Email changing to private.icloud.com, Apple has shifted course.According to a new developer document published Monday, A…
Apple reverses course: The company has scrapped its plans to move the addresses for the privacy feature "Hide Email Address" to a new domain. Apple had originally planned to do this in mid-… Read the article: iCloud+: Apple backtracks on domain change for "Hide Email Address" Where to follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads Want to stay up to date? Add us to your favorite sources on Google!
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