Aug 11: Apple sued for "fraud" — the privacy feature families pay for has been leaking their real location online

Apple is facing a class action lawsuit accusing it of fraud and false advertising over iCloud Private Relay — the paid iCloud+ feature that promises to hide your real IP address and browsing activity while you browse. Researchers found flaws that quietly break that promise, including passkey sign-ins that bypass Private Relay's proxy servers and expose your real IP, sometimes without any prompt at all. The suit was filed by Clarkson Law Firm — the same lawyers who won a $250 million settlement from Apple over Siri — and it rippled across the consumer Apple press this week, which is exactly where families who pay for iCloud+ get their news. Our trend sweep flagged this story as high-relevance the same day.