Private Relay

[Wotchered]

Has anyone tried this ? and have anything to report ?

 

[Annie_M]

Has anyone tried this ? and have anything to report ?

Oddly enough, I was very excited when I heard about it, but I haven't yet tried it out. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[EdwinG]

I have been using it since the original betas.

It works pretty well on iOS and iPadOS, but it’s been hit and miss on wired Ethernet on macOS.

 

[pr1nce]

I’ve been using it since iOS 15 became official. So far, it’s been ok.

 

[Just_Me_D]

It works well thus far.

 

[Wotchered]

Has anyone found a down side ? I was thinking about the reported possible difficulties with public Wifi ?

 

[Just_Me_D]

Has anyone found a down side ? I was thinking about the reported possible difficulties with public Wifi ?

You’ll get a notification when private relay isn’t available.

 

[kataran]

What does everyone use as IP Address

General Location or Country and Timezone

I have mine at the latter

 

[Just_Me_D]

What does everyone use as IP Address

General Location or Country and Timezone

I have mine at the latter

I’ve done both and it’s currently set to general location.

 

[EdwinG]

I use general location. I haven’t tried country and time zone.

 

[circatee]

Any idea or info from Apple, when this 'Private Relay' will be out of Beta?
Not actually tried it yet. But, in short, it is a 'sort of' VPN, no?

 

[doogald]

[FONT=&quot]Any idea or info from Apple, when this 'Private Relay' will be out of Beta?

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Apple rarely announces things like this, and they haven't in this case, either.

But, in short, it is a 'sort of' VPN, no?

Sure, but only for Safari. A true VPN will hide network activity, DNS lookups, etc., as well asyour IP address for all apps that use net services.

 

[pr1nce]

What does everyone use as IP Address

General Location or Country and Timezone

I have mine at the latter

I use general location.

 

[Wotchered]

Please keep us informed if anything comes up that causes problems. I’m in favour of moves to “baffle the enemy” !

 

[Annie_M]

I just read that T-Mobile is blocking Private Relay for "some users". Has anyone here on T-Mobile/Sprint noticed this?

Source: https://www.iphonehacks.com/2022/01/t-mobile-blocks-icloud-private-relay-for-some-users-us.html

 

[EdwinG]

I just read that T-Mobile is blocking Private Relay for "some users". Has anyone here on T-Mobile/Sprint noticed this?

Source: https://www.iphonehacks.com/2022/01/t-mobile-blocks-icloud-private-relay-for-some-users-us.html

In the EU, they are trying to kill this feature: https://www.imore.com/eu-carriers-want-kill-icloud-private-relay-over-digital-sovereignty-worries

 

[Annie_M]

In the EU, they are trying to kill this feature: https://www.imore.com/eu-carriers-want-kill-icloud-private-relay-over-digital-sovereignty-worries

Yeah, I saw that! Private Relay seems to be under attack from many sources. It is still in Beta, which is why I haven't turned it on, but I probably will.

 

[EdwinG]

I had to block it at home and at work, because it was sending internal traffic over the Internet, which is a huge no-no to me. While I’m on a foreign network, like public WiFi or my mobile carrier, I prefer to route over Private Relay

It literally bypasses the malware blocker I have set up.

 

[Annie_M]

Good point! I wouldn't want to use it at home, and possibly at work; I am more interested in using it when I'm out and about in the wild!

 

[EdwinG]

Good point! I wouldn't want to use it at home, and possibly at work; I am more interested in using it when I'm out and about in the wild!

For work purposes, the company’s network or system administrators will disable it network-wide if they deem it necessary