How does Apple's new Private Relay relate to a VPN that is used to hide my IP address?

How does Apple's new Private Relay relate to a VPN that is also used to hide my real ip address and create. new hidden physical location?



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Posted on Dec 3, 2022 11:09 AM

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Dec 3, 2022 11:15 AM in response to mahoresman

Private Relay only works with Safari, but for that it hides your real IP address and also hides your DNS searches. Over VPN doesn’t change the way it works. VPN also hides your IP address, but not from your VPN provider, and some VPN providers sell that information to advertisers and make it available to government agencies. Thus, VPN might not be protecting your identity as much as you think it does.

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