--- title: Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My... description: Apple is facing a proposed federal class-action lawsuit over its Hide My Email privacy feature, which allegedly failed to conceal users' real email addresses... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw | daily.dev og:description: Apple is facing a proposed federal class-action lawsuit over its Hide My Email privacy feature, which allegedly failed to conceal users' real email addresses... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BhQ7WUZYW.png og:image:alt: Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple is facing a proposed federal class-action lawsuit over its Hide My Email privacy feature, which allegedly failed to conceal users' real email addresses from third-party websites and apps. Filed in the Northern District of California, the suit accuses Apple of fraud, false advertising, and breach of contract, with damages estimated to exceed $5 million. Security researcher Tyler Murphy reportedly discovered the flaw in June 2025, notified Apple, and found the vulnerability still unpatched after Apple claimed to have fixed it. The lawsuit argues Apple knew about the defect for over a year while continuing to profit from iCloud+ subscriptions that promised privacy protections. The suit seeks financial restitution, class-action status, and an injunction requiring Apple to either patch the feature or disclose its limitations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Apple's Hide My Email feature vulnerable to exposing real email addresses? A lawsuit alleges that independent testing found 100% of examined Hide My Email aliases were exploitable, letting almost anyone unmask a user's real email address without elevated privileges. Security researcher Tyler Murphy reportedly discovered the flaw in June 2025 and flagged it to Apple, which claimed a fix in March but reportedly left the vulnerability open until 404 Media publicized it. _Anyone relying on Apple's email masking for privacy should follow security disclosures like this one on daily.dev._ ### What is the Alvarez v. Apple lawsuit about? Alvarez v. Apple Inc. is a proposed federal class-action complaint filed in the Northern District of California accusing Apple of fraud, false advertising, breach of contract, and violating California consumer-protection laws over the Hide My Email flaw. It seeks class-action status, a jury trial, and damages estimated to exceed $5 million, plus an injunction requiring Apple to patch or disclose limitations. _Track how privacy feature failures turn into legal exposure by following security and legal news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-rescues-hide-my-email-feature-from-the-privacy-scrap-heap-djrfuf3ha) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#data-privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/data-privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw"},"datePublished":"2026-07-19T15:53:24.045Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T18:27:39.259Z","description":"Apple is facing a proposed federal class-action lawsuit over its Hide My Email privacy feature, which allegedly failed to conceal users' real email addresses...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bc718cf048aa9efebeb42df79d226fc9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bc718cf048aa9efebeb42df79d226fc9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Security Boulevard","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Security Boulevard","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/3613c832180040de8d85bb29f74395be","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,apple,data-privacy","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Security Boulevard","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-hide-my-email-security-flaw-bhq7wuzyw#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Apple's Hide My Email feature vulnerable to exposing real email addresses?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A lawsuit alleges that independent testing found 100% of examined Hide My Email aliases were exploitable, letting almost anyone unmask a user's real email address without elevated privileges. 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