New Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for 'Hide My Email' Privacy Vulnerability
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple alleging that its 'Hide My Email' privacy feature is deceptive because it contains a vulnerability that exposes users' real email addresses. The suit claims Apple was aware of the flaw since 2025 but continued to market the service as a secure privacy tool.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing legal scrutiny on tech companies regarding the efficacy of privacy-focused marketing claims versus actual security performance.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a bug in Apple's iCloud Hide My Email tool that appeared to reveal users' real email addresses to anyone who wanted to find them. On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in California, Alvarez v. Apple Inc ., accusing Apple of false advertising, fraud and breach of contract for selling a privacy perk that it allegedly could not deliver.
The article reports on the filing of a lawsuit and the allegations made by the plaintiffs while noting Apple's lack of immediate response.
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