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Apple patches long-standing vulnerability in Hide My Email privacy feature

A flaw in Apple's Hide My Email service inadvertently exposed users' primary email addresses in mail logs when alias messages were rejected as spam. The vulnerability persisted for over a year before being remediated on July 3, 2026, raising concerns regarding the efficacy of privacy-focused consumer tools.

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#privacy#vulnerability#apple#data-leak#email

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