iCloud Private Relay

E112753

internet privacy service privacy feature

iCloud Private Relay is an Apple privacy feature that obscures users’ IP addresses and encrypts web traffic in Safari to prevent tracking and profiling across the internet.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
iCloud Private Relay canonical	2
iCloud+ Private Relay	1
iCloud+ with Private Relay	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T956119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: iCloud Private Relay
Context triple: [iCloud, supportsFeature, iCloud Private Relay]

A. iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
B. Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web infrastructure and security company best known for its global content delivery network (CDN), DDoS protection, and DNS services that help improve the performance and security of websites and internet applications.
C. AirDrop
AirDrop is Apple's wireless file-sharing feature that lets users quickly and securely transfer photos, documents, and other data between nearby Apple devices.
D. AirPort
AirPort is Apple's brand name for its line of Wi‑Fi networking technology and products used to provide wireless connectivity for its computers and devices.
E. Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone is an Apple service that lets users locate, lock, or erase their lost or stolen iOS devices remotely.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: iCloud Private Relay
Target entity description: iCloud Private Relay is an Apple privacy feature that obscures users’ IP addresses and encrypts web traffic in Safari to prevent tracking and profiling across the internet.

A. iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
B. Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web infrastructure and security company best known for its global content delivery network (CDN), DDoS protection, and DNS services that help improve the performance and security of websites and internet applications.
C. AirDrop
AirDrop is Apple's wireless file-sharing feature that lets users quickly and securely transfer photos, documents, and other data between nearby Apple devices.
D. AirPort
AirPort is Apple's brand name for its line of Wi‑Fi networking technology and products used to provide wireless connectivity for its computers and devices.
E. Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone is an Apple service that lets users locate, lock, or erase their lost or stolen iOS devices remotely.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internet privacy service ⓘ privacy feature ⓘ
activationMethod	user‑enabled in system settings ⓘ
announcedAt	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 ⓘ surface form: WWDC 2021
announcedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
blockedIn	some countries with regulatory limitations ⓘ
category	online anonymity ⓘ web tracking protection ⓘ
compatibleWith	Wi‑Fi networks ⓘ cellular networks ⓘ
defaultState	off ⓘ
designGoal	preventing any single party from seeing both user identity and destination ⓘ separating IP address from DNS and web request data ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
differsFrom	VPN services ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	all app traffic system‑wide ⓘ third‑party browsers on Apple platforms ⓘ
featureOf	Apple privacy features ⓘ
firstRelayOperatedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
introducedWith	iOS 15 ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ surface form: iPadOS 15 macOS Monterey ⓘ
limitation	does not allow choosing arbitrary exit countries ⓘ does not hide traffic from the device’s network operator ⓘ
limits	precise IP‑based geolocation ⓘ
marketingPositioning	privacy feature, not a traditional VPN ⓘ
offers	approximate location options for IP address ⓘ
operatedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
partOf	iCloud ⓘ surface form: iCloud+
platform	iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ
primaryFunction	encrypting web traffic in Safari ⓘ obscuring user IP addresses ⓘ preventing cross‑site tracking ⓘ reducing user profiling across the internet ⓘ
protects	user IP address privacy ⓘ user location privacy at coarse level ⓘ
requiresSubscription	iCloud ⓘ surface form: iCloud+
scope	DNS queries from Safari ⓘ Safari browsing traffic ⓘ unencrypted HTTP traffic from Safari ⓘ
secondRelayOperatedBy	third‑party content delivery providers ⓘ
statusAtLaunch	beta ⓘ
subjectTo	network and regional availability restrictions ⓘ
uses	dual‑hop relay system ⓘ end‑to‑end encryption for DNS and HTTP requests from Safari ⓘ multi‑hop architecture ⓘ
worksWith	Safari ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

iCloud → supportsFeature → iCloud Private Relay ⓘ

Hide My Email → relatedFeature → iCloud Private Relay ⓘ

this entity surface form: iCloud+ Private Relay

macOS Monterey → includedFeature → iCloud Private Relay ⓘ

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 → unveiled → iCloud Private Relay ⓘ

this entity surface form: iCloud+ with Private Relay

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Referenced by (4)

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