iCloud Private Relay
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
4warn against
Jan 6, 2026first mention
Sep 22, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I love iCloud private relay, but I need a way to turn it off.”
“iCloud Private Relay (native VPN-like thing)”
Caveats and dissent
“iCloud Private Relay leaks real IP addresses”
“Well, there it is. They are lynched.”
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“More concerning is that they're plugging private access tokens there”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Obscura: VPN that can't log your activity 3 mentions
- AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention 2 mentions
- Apple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses 1 mention
- Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did 1 mention
- IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and iCloud Private Relay 1 mention
- Why does Mail app contact iCloud when sending a non-iCloud email? 1 mention
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All comments 15
“We allow you to choose an exit location (I believe iCloud Private Relay restricts you to the same location)”
“this is like Apple iCloud Private Relay, and other multi-hop privacy systems”
“Similar to Private Relay”
“iCloud Private Relay leaks real IP addresses”
“Well, there it is. They are lynched.”
“I love iCloud private relay, but I need a way to turn it off.”
“Isn't this Private Relay masking your IP?”
“that's only for Safari which is inadequate”
“More concerning is that they're plugging private access tokens there”
“iCloud Private Relay (native VPN-like thing)”
“They are still restricting iCloud Private Relay to Safari for the most part.”
“It's how they avoid captchas at CloudFlare and Fastly in their Private Relay product”
“I have this enabled on my iPhone”
> I use it mostly as a reliable syncing solution for my photos That is... storage.
“as well as for iCloud private relay”