Apple's Privacy Relay: Protecting Your Online Privacy Like Never Before

🔒Privacy Relay on iOS 15 encrypts your data as it goes through Apple servers, providing an additional layer of privacy.

🛡️Unlike a VPN or Tor, Privacy Relay doesn't allow you to choose your server or location, but it still effectively separates your identity from your online activities.

🌐Privacy Relay only works on the Safari browser and doesn't encrypt all internet traffic, limiting its functionality for users who prefer other browsers.

💰To use Privacy Relay, you need an iCloud subscription, making it a paid feature that may not be accessible for everyone.

✅While Privacy Relay has limitations, it offers a significant improvement in online privacy for Apple users when used within its scope.

How does Privacy Relay work?

—Privacy Relay encrypts your data as it goes through Apple servers, removing your IP address. It then sends the data to a third-party like Cloudflare, which decrypts it and routes it to the destination. This separation of your identity from your online activities enhances your privacy.

Can I choose the server or location for Privacy Relay?

—No, Privacy Relay does not allow you to choose your server or location. It automatically routes your internet traffic through Apple servers and then to a third-party like Cloudflare.

Does Privacy Relay encrypt all internet traffic?

—No, Privacy Relay only encrypts the data that goes through the Safari browser on iOS 15. Other internet traffic, such as using other browsers, is not encrypted by Privacy Relay.

Is Privacy Relay available for free?

—No, Privacy Relay is a paid feature that requires an iCloud subscription. You can either get a standalone iCloud Plus subscription or subscribe to Apple One, which includes extra cloud storage and Apple services.

Is Privacy Relay a foolproof privacy solution?

—While Privacy Relay offers an additional layer of privacy, it has limitations. It only works within the Safari browser, and it doesn't provide the same level of control as a VPN when it comes to choosing servers or unblocking geo-blocked content.

00:00Apple introduces Privacy Relay, a feature on iOS 15 that enhances online privacy.

02:08Privacy Relay works by encrypting data and removing IP addresses as it goes through Apple servers.

03:18Privacy Relay is available in the Settings app, under iCloud.

04:26Privacy Relay is not as flexible as a VPN, as it doesn't allow you to choose servers or locations.

05:53Privacy Relay requires an iCloud subscription and is not accessible to all users.