Stellar Relay is designed to add another privacy layer before traffic reaches the VPN server. The purpose is simple: make direct correlation harder.
That does not mean magic anonymity. It means adding friction where it matters.
Why an extra layer matters
Privacy is often about reducing certainty. The more directly a system can connect activity to one origin, the weaker the privacy model becomes. A relay layer helps break that directness.
This matters especially when you care about reducing straightforward network correlation.
How to think about it
The easiest way to think about Stellar Relay is as an additional privacy buffer. It is not about making the app harder to use. It is about making the path to your final VPN endpoint less direct.