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Apple decides undermining its own email privacy feature was a bad idea after all Something called 'Hide My Email' should, in fact, do that. By Will Shanklin Aug. 25, 2026 12:36 pm EST Apple is walking back a technical change that could have had real privacy implications. …
… The company originally introduced Hide My Email as a way to generate dummy email addresses for added privacy in 2021. …
… They mentioned the issue with iCloud's Hide My Email , for instance, which another research team discovered in mid-2025. Apple didn't roll out a fix, which would prevent the feature from leaking the real email addresses behind aliases, until a year later. …
… For instance, wiggle at a date in an email, and Magic Cursor might suggest that you set up a meeting. …