Apple reverses decision to keep Hide My Email feature on iCloud.com

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Apple has announced it will retain the use of its icloud.com domain for its Hide My Email privacy feature. The decision marks a reversal of an earlier plan that would have discontinued the domain's role in the service. Hide My Email allows users to mask their real email addresses by routing messages through Apple-generated aliases. The move has been welcomed as a win for user privacy, as the feature helps protect personal information when signing up for online services.

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