FBI can now read your Apple email?

[Bubble99]

Apple's "Hide My Email" isn't as anonymous as it sounds

Court filings show Apple provided the real address behind alias to the FBI

Federal investigators were able to trace an anonymous email sent using Apple's privacy feature Hide My Email back to its source after Apple provided the real iCloud address linked to the disguised sender, according to newly filed court records. The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into how Apple cooperates with law enforcement requests and what the company can reveal about data generated through its privacy tools. While the move aligns with Apple's longstanding compliance practices, the case highlights the limits of anonymity under the iCloud+ Hide My Email option.

https://www.techspot.com/news/111851-apple-hide-email-isnt-anonymous-sounds.html

 

[macfacts]

also of note: it was investigators asking Tim for the information, not a judge.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Apple's "Hide My Email" isn't as anonymous as it sounds

Court filings show Apple provided the real address behind alias to the FBI

Federal investigators were able to trace an anonymous email sent using Apple's privacy feature Hide My Email back to its source after Apple provided the real iCloud address linked to the disguised sender, according to newly filed court records. The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into how Apple cooperates with law enforcement requests and what the company can reveal about data generated through its privacy tools. While the move aligns with Apple's longstanding compliance practices, the case highlights the limits of anonymity under the iCloud+ Hide My Email option.

https://www.techspot.com/news/111851-apple-hide-email-isnt-anonymous-sounds.html

It's private email, not anonymous. People conflate the two.

 

[!!!]

Apple's "Hide My Email" isn't as anonymous as it sounds

The point of this service isn't to be anonymous, but rather to prevent tracking. If you use a different email for every service, it's harder for these companies that share data to tie you together. Also protects your real email in the case of data leaks.

I don't believe iCloud email is even encrypted, so there's really no protections against the government from Apple's email services.

 

[forrie]

iCloud is not a private storage service. It's a corporate-mediated storage service operating within legal frameworks that compel disclosure. Apple's marketing about privacy describes their commercial preferences, not their legal capability. Under sufficient legal pressure (which exists), they can and do disclose data.

 

[Bubble99]

This is not good if email is not using encryption.