Apple faces fraud allegation over iCloud Private Relay failures
A class-action lawsuit alleges Apple defrauded iCloud+ subscribers by marketing Private Relay as a privacy shield that could hide IP addresses, despite security research showing the feature could be bypassed.Summary
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in California accuses Apple of fraud, alleging that its iCloud+ subscription service failed to deliver the promised privacy protection via Private Relay. The lawsuit, filed by Edward Rickman and the Clarkson Law Firm, claims Apple misrepresented the feature's capabilities, asserting that the dual-relay design was marketed as structurally impossible for any single party to see a user's identity and destination. However, recent security research revealed that Private Relay could be bypassed through passkey support checks, allowing websites to expose users' real IP addresses even if they do not actually support passkeys. The complaint argues that Apple knew or should have known about these flaws and that subscribers paid for a service that did not provide the advertised level of privacy. Apple has not yet responded to the allegations.
(Source：Cult of Mac)