At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.
Tag Archives: Apple Safari
Apple Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by default
Starting in 13.1, advertisers and analytics firms can’t track us through browser cookies. Apple says this also kills login fingerprinting.
Apple iOS 13.4 offers fixes for 30 vulnerabilities
Apple has just announced its latest something for everyone security and feature updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Brave beats other browsers in privacy study
Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.
Apple chops Safari’s TLS certificate validity down to one year
From 1 September 2020, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with more than a year on the clock.
Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code
Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.
Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system
Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.
Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication
Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!
Apple says Tencent isn’t snooping on your browsing habits
Apple was quick to allay user concerns this weekend after someone spotted that it was working with Chinese company Tencent to check its users’ website requests for malicious URLs.
£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead
A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.