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No, it isn't similar to Private Relay as its entire premise for 2 hop (versus 3 for Tor) hinges on anonymous authorization (via Privacy Pass) at the exit node.
by ignoramous 2y ago
No, it isn't similar to Private Relay as its entire premise for 2 hop (versus 3 for Tor) hinges on anonymous authorization (via Privacy Pass) at the exit node.
- Imustaskforhelp 2y agoBut isn't that apple id + privacy relay as well. I think you have misread things. They aren't comparing private relay with tor but rather with obscura for which the answer is a yes
- ignoramous 2y ago> But isn't that apple id + privacy relay as well For authentication? Yes. Private Relay has Tor-like guarantees (with 2 hops) baked into the protocol, as it uses anonymous authorization tokens (which can't be tied to Apple IDs they represent) at exit node. https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/iCloud_Private_Relay_Overview_Dec2021.PDF https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/iCloud_Private_Relay_Over...