{"id":300,"date":"2022-01-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/isec-601-f21\/?p=300"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T23:26:17","slug":"apples-controversial-private-relay-and-what-it-says-about-privacy-as-a-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/isec-601-f21\/2022\/01\/17\/apples-controversial-private-relay-and-what-it-says-about-privacy-as-a-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Controversial Private Relay and What it Says About Privacy as a Right"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With IOS 15, Apple has introduced a new privacy feature to iCloud users… or at least those who are willing to pay<\/a>. Available as a setting on iCloud+ accounts, Apple\u2019s iCloud Private Relay functions somewhat similarly to a VPN, offering increased privacy and security<\/strong> when navigating the internet1<\/sup>. However, the implementation of this feature has not<\/em> been without controversy, receiving pushback from mobile carriers internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apple Privacy Logo – Found on the Verge2<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Many carriers, mostly in Europe, have blocked the relay, citing various justifications3<\/sup>. In America, T-Mobile has stated that users utilizing parental controls or T-Mobile\u2019s \u201cWeb Guard\u201d feature are restricted from the relay simply due to interference, though justifications have been inconsistent internationally3<\/sup>. In the UK, for example, T-Mobile has joined other European carriers, like Orange and Vodafone, in protesting Apple\u2019s Private Relay, citing concerns that the relay would:<\/p>\n\n\n\n