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Re:Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to ... by coliveira on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:55PM (#23680192)
Native apps are not handling my bank account passwords. They're also not collecting data about my consumer behavior with the goal of displaying more ads. This is a big difference.
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Re:Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to ... by CaveTech on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:13PM (#23680437)
> Native apps are not handling my bank account passwords.

You're conflating browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc) with user applications. User applications are still not handling your bank passwords.

> They're also not collecting data about my consumer behavior with the goal of displaying more ads.

lol? Absolutely wrong here.

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Re:Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to ... by untog on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:17PM (#23680484)
> They're also not collecting data about my consumer behavior with the goal of displaying more ads

This is my original point. They 100% absolutely are. Look at some of the ad and tracking frameworks for native apps. Somehow no one cares.

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