{"id":15077751,"date":"2026-03-26T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/icloud-user-learns-hide-my-email-privacy-does-not-apply-to-serious-threats\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T02:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:47:56","slug":"icloud-user-learns-hide-my-email-privacy-does-not-apply-to-serious-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/icloud-user-learns-hide-my-email-privacy-does-not-apply-to-serious-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"iCloud user learns \u2018Hide My Email\u2019 privacy does not apply to serious threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feat-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/apple-mail-app-icon-ios-26.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/apple-gives-fbi-a-users-real-name-hidden-behind-hide-my-email-feature\/\"><em>404 Media<\/em> reports<\/a> that Apple provided the FBI with the identity of a user after he sent a threatening email to the FBI director\u2019s girlfriend. 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