PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address

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PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address

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PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address

Wed Aug 05 2026

Privacy

Vulnerability

techcrunch.com

A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users’ IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users’ real IP addresses.