Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless
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Apple will issue Hide My Email and Sign in with Apple aliases on a new @private.icloud.com subdomain, making them easier to ban.
Apple announced on June 15, 2026 that Hide My Email and Sign in with Apple aliases will move from @icloud.com to @private.icloud.com. The author warns this strips plausible deniability and lets services block all aliases by banning the subdomain, similar to temporary mail blockers. Existing @icloud.com aliases will continue working. The change has not yet taken effect; users can still generate new @icloud.com aliases at a rate of at least 30 per hour.
What commenters are saying
Commenters largely agree the change reduces privacy. One camp argues that blocking aliases was already possible because the old aliases looked distinctive; another counters that blanket domain bans formerly risked blocking legitimate @icloud.com users. Several note that Hide My Email aliases are receive-only, not send-only, so spam is not a justification. Some express frustration with services that ban privacy-friendly emails, sharing real-world examples like parking apps in Italy and MVNO providers that reject certain domains.