Private Relay Unavailable on MAC with NordVPN

"Software (NordVPN recently installed) on this Mac is incompatible with Private Relay"


What should I do?

Posted on Jul 27, 2024 10:03 PM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2024 11:54 AM

AlWeir wrote:

NordVPN is it's own Private Relay

Private Relay and VPNs are not the same. VPNs purport to encrcypte all internet traffice. Private Relay only encrypts Safari traffic. Private Relay offers more privacy than a VPN. With a VPN, you have to trust the VPN provider to not log your data. With iCloud Private Relay, Apple and its relay partners are not able to log your data because the proxies are blind.

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Jul 28, 2024 11:54 AM in response to AlWeir

AlWeir wrote:

NordVPN is it's own Private Relay

Private Relay and VPNs are not the same. VPNs purport to encrcypte all internet traffice. Private Relay only encrypts Safari traffic. Private Relay offers more privacy than a VPN. With a VPN, you have to trust the VPN provider to not log your data. With iCloud Private Relay, Apple and its relay partners are not able to log your data because the proxies are blind.

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