update: Remove mention of specific MPRs

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@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ Recently, some attempts have been made by various organizations to address some
Multi-Party Relays (MPRs) use multiple nodes owned by different parties, such that no individual party knows both who you are and what you're connecting to. This is the basic idea behind Tor, but now there are some paid services that try to emulate this model.
MPRs seek to solve a problem inherent to VPNs: the fact that you must trust them completely. They accomplish this goal by segmenting the responsibilities between two or more different companies. For example, Apple's iCloud+ Private Relay routes your traffic through two servers:
MPRs seek to solve a problem inherent to VPNs: the fact that you must trust them completely. They accomplish this goal by segmenting the responsibilities between two or more different companies.
One example of a commercially available MPR is Apple's iCloud+ Private Relay, which routes your traffic through two servers:
1. Firstly, a server operated by Apple.
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This server actually makes the connection to your destination website, but has no knowledge of your device. The only IP address it knows about is Apple's server's.
Other MPRs run by different companies like Google or INVISV operate in a very similar manner. This protection by segmentation only exists if you trust the two companies to not collude with each other to deanonymize you.
Other MPRs run by different companies operate in a very similar manner. This protection by segmentation only exists if you trust the two companies to not collude with each other to deanonymize you.
### Decentralized VPNs