Security News > 2021 > September > iOS 15: How to enable Mail Privacy Protection

If you have access to Apple's iOS 15 Developer Beta, learn how to use an important security feature called Mail Privacy Protection.

If you're lucky enough to have access to the iOS 15 Developer Beta, you're probably already tinkering with all the new features, including Mail Privacy Protection.

Per Apple's language in the iOS 15 Developer Beta, "Mail Privacy Protection downloads remote content in the background by default all remote content downloaded by Mail is routed through multiple proxy servers, preventing the sender from learning your IP address. As a result, email senders will only receive generic information rather than information about your behavior."

It's important to note that Mail Privacy Protection is a feature of the iOS 15 Mail app.

Figure B. In Figure C, you'll see the Privacy Protection screen, where three options are displayed: Hide IP Address, Block All Remote Content and Protect Mail Activity-this is where you can choose the level of privacy protection you want.

Figure C. After you choose how you want to use Mail Privacy Protection, you're all set-just let it do its thing in the background and use the Mail app free of worry about how your data is being harvested without your knowledge or consent.

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