Apple's shift to the **@private.icloud.com** domain for Hide My Email simplifies blocking aliases, potentially undermining the feature's effectiveness in protecting user privacy.
Hide My Email currently uses @icloud.com domain
Jun 17, 2026
01:17 pm
What's the storyApple is reportedly planning to change the email domain for its Hide My Email service. The move could make it easier for apps and websites to block anonymous sign-ups.
Currently, Hide My Email generates random email addresses under the @icloud.com domain, which forward messages to a user's real address.
In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.
Apple's decision to move Hide My Email to a dedicated "private.icloud.com" domain appears to have the consequence of making it…
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