If you have iCloud+, this is where you’ll see the option to turn on Private Relay and also to fine-tune your IP address location. To turn on Private Relay, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud > Private Relay (Beta). But it does offer some nice benefits, which are summed up well by Apple: “No one - including Apple - can use your IP address, location, and browsing activity to create a detailed profile about you”. Note that this is definitely not a full VPN for macOS: If you use an app other than Safari, Private Relay isn’t going to help. Importantly, one of these servers is not controlled by Apple. It does this by encrypting your network traffic and routing your DNS lookup requests through two different servers. Private Relay helps to protect your privacy when you’re browsing the web in Safari. MacOS Monterey also brings some exclusive security and privacy features for iCloud+ users. Not a VPN, but still pretty cool (iCloud+ only) This is where you’ll see an option labeled Hide IP address from trackers. To see the Intelligent Tracking Prevention settings in Safari, first open Safari, then go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy. Starting in Monterey, web trackers will now be unable to see your IP address (and thus unable to use it to create a marketing profile for you or track you across the Internet). The new Safari also improves on the already powerful Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature. HTTPS upgrade takes websites that use the insecure HTTP protocol and, if possible, automatically upgrades them to deliver web content via an encrypted HTTPS connection. There were a couple of important changes in Safari that will help macOS users stay safer online. To enable the feature for Mail on macOS, open the Mail app, then go to the Mail > Preferences > Privacy > Protect Mail Activity. ![]() It stops email senders from using tracking pixels to determine whether you’ve opened an email or to pinpoint your location using your IP address. Mail Privacy Protection is a new feature in Mail that will help users protect their privacy when reading emails. Here are the most important new macOS Monterey security and privacy features: Protecting privacy in Mail The new OS for Mac brings a number of changes and, as expected, continues to build on the security and privacy enhancements introduced in Big Sur. Last week, Apple released macOS 12 (Monterey). ![]() MacOS Monterey security and privacy guide
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