Posted Aug 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTCJExternal LinkApple’s private browsing feature isn’t good at its job.Private Relay is supposed to conceal your IP address when browsing Safari, but security researchers discovered that several WebKit browser engine quirks actually allow any website that supports passkeys to bypass the privacy feature entirely and expose your device’s IP. This comes just a month after Apple’s Hide My Email feature also failed to hide emails.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jess Weatherbed
Apple’s private browsing feature isn’t good at its job.
Private Relay is supposed to conceal your IP address when browsing Safari, but security researchers discovered that several WebKit browser engine quirks actually allow any website that supports passkeys to bypass the privacy feature entirely and expose your device’s IP. This comes just a month after Apple’s Hide My Email feature also failed to hide emails. [Link: IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and Apple iCloud Private Relay | https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/ | Mysk Blog – In-Depth Cybersecurity & Mobile App Privacy Research]
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