This is the separation of knowledge which preserves your privacy: the Ingress Proxy knows a little about who you are (your IP address), but not what you're doing the Egress Proxy knows what you're doing, but nothing about who you are.Īlthough Apple didn't name the providers it's working with, there were some clues in its WWDC presentation (Image credit: Apple) The Egress Proxy then decrypts your request, to find out which website you're visiting. This second server is run by an independent content provider, not Apple and likely to be a partnering CDN (opens in new tab) provider, ensuring it has no way to figure out who makes any particular request.

The Ingress Proxy now makes an encrypted connection to the Egress Proxy, passing it your request. (You can alternatively tell Private Relay to choose an IP from your country and time zone, giving it a much wider pool of IPs to choose from.) If you've a Staten Island IP address, for instance, it might simply use 'New York.

You could still be identified by your IP address, so the Ingress Proxy replaces it with an approximate geographical location. This is how Private Relay uses multiple proxies to conceal your true IP address (Image credit: Apple) Read our primer on proxy servers (opens in new tab). The Ingress Proxy doesn't even know which website you're visiting, as that information is encrypted on your device. The connection is authenticated via a technique called RSA Blinded Signatures, which allows you access without having to transmit a username, password, or any account details at all - no need for a password manager (opens in new tab) here. Your device makes a speedy and secure QUIC/ HTTP3 connection from the internet to the first server, the Ingress, run by Apple. When you next connect to a website, Private Relay randomly chooses two servers to handle your traffic. Just sign into your iPhone (opens in new tab), iPad (opens in new tab) or Mac (opens in new tab) with an iCloud+ subscription, enable Private Relay in your iCloud settings, and the technology starts shielding your Safari activities.

Private Relay is easy to use, with none of the app hassles you'll see with a regular VPN. These are the best iPhone VPN (opens in new tab) services available.

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