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It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. (mastodon.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Live_Let_Live to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Correct me if I am wrong but arent Apple based browsers all modifications of WebKit/Safari?
Or is it a iOS/iPad OS specific thing and MacOS is actually free from those restrictions by being able to sideload.

[–] quentangle 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's exclusive to iOS/iPad OS. There aren't any such restrictions on macOS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Neat to know. Thank you :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

MacOS is actually much more open than most people think. There’s a lot of protections for the average user but if you know what you’re doing it can all be bypassed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's an iOS/iPadOS thing. Mac browsers can use any rendering engine they want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They are all webkit-based, but they can add their own integrations like Google account login for Chrome or Firefox Sync. So it would still be benificial to boycott if you reasonably can and are willing, especially with the recent App store developments Apple might even be forced to open up browsers as well.