Apple's 'incredibly private' Safari is not so private in Europe (www.theregister.com)
from 0x815@feddit.de to technology@beehaw.org on 01 May 2024 12:53
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Apple’s grudging accommodation of European antitrust rules by allowing third-party app stores on iPhones has left users of its Safari browser exposed to potential web activity tracking.

Developers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk looked into the way Apple implemented the installation process for third-party software marketplaces on iOS with Safari, and concluded Cupertino’s approach is particularly shoddy.

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 01 May 2024 16:42 collapse

Apple – which advertises Safari as “incredibly private” – evidently has undermined privacy among European Union Safari users through a marketplace-kit: URI scheme that potentially allows approved third-party app stores to follow those users around the web.

I don’t see Apple deliberately sabotaging their platform to maliciously comply and blame the regulation for making users less safe. This was probably an error caused by quick development to comply within a set timeline that will be resolved in the future through software changes.

[deleted] on 01 May 2024 18:04 collapse

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