[Cryptography] If you *work* for Apple, please update your email software

[Henry Baker]

Here's an example of a standard email address:

"Bank of America" <nigerianprince at fraud.com>

Guess what name Apple Mail shows you? [A: "Bank of America", the so-called "Display Name"]

Guess how hard it is for a non-wizard to see the "nigerianprince at fraud.com" part on an Apple product ?

Thanks, Apple, for protecting our loved ones from the ugliness of email addresses, while exposing them to the far-larger problems of fraud and spam.

I can't believe that Apple is still complicit in this "Display Name spoofing" in 2025... I can't believe that the plaintiffs bar hasn't sued Apple for this nonsense, which has been going on for several decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address

'Email spammers and phishers will often use "Display Name spoofing" to trick their victims, by using a false Display Name, or by using a different email address as the Display Name.'