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Here's a link for ya: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318 In essence, Apple generates a unique email address thr
by Dragonai 7y ago
Here's a link for ya:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210318
In essence, Apple generates a unique email address through their relay service that forwards to (and thus hides) your actual email address. It was widely considered a pretty major step in the right direction for user privacy.
- smlacy 7y agoHow does account recovery work?
- corylulu 7y agoIf you signed in the Apple, it would be through Apple's recovery process.
- ISL 7y agoSounds like it is good for privacy, unless Apple decides to snoop?
- corylulu 7y agoWell, as is any online service. I think the idea is the site you sign up with doesn't know your actual email address.
- acdha 7y agoIf you're using iOS or macOS, Safari, etc. you're already trusting them significantly. This avoids introducing a third-party who otherwise would not be involved in the session.