For every killer new deal (for both new and existing subscribers) and major 5G breakthrough designed to further boost those already impressive customer numbers, it seems like T-Mobile is finding itself embroiled in more and more (unrelated) controversy, raising serious concerns with everything from security issues to poor customer support.
The VPN-like tool, which is obviously not enabled by default on any iPhones or iPads yet as Apple continues to run its rigorous beta tests, aims to protect your Safari browsing privacy by ensuring that no “single party can see both who you are and what sites you’re visiting.”
We can probably expect the “Un-carrier” to claim this has nothing to do with any shady business going on behind the scenes, as the European carriers united against Apple insisted in their joint statement on the matter.
It would certainly be nice if T-Mobile US cared to elaborate on that, with a relatively small but growing number of customers expressing their frustration at not being able to try out what looks like a potentially valuable tool for folks constantly worried about their online privacy.
For what it’s worth, 9To5Mac reports Magenta’s iCloud Private Relay restrictions are still in the process of rolling out, so at least for the time being, some customers might be able to use the functionality unobstructed depending on their location, plan, device, and… proverbial luck.
