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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @05:31AM (#24491002)
Because app developers will use other browser engines allowing them to ignore any of the privacy constraints in place at the moment.
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by manigandham on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @05:43AM (#24491059)
That's already possible, and an app has far more access to your device and data anyway.
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by CiaranMcNulty on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:45AM (#24491336)
Apps cannot currently use other browser engines on iOS
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by manigandham on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @07:32AM (#24491586)
Most of the web privacy settings are specific to Safari, not the Webkit browser engine.

Also an app can access and send more data than a browser window. Anything the webview can block can just get transmitted by the app itself separately. So there's no reason to block 3rd-party browser engines as the GP post says.

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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by romanoderoma on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @09:12AM (#24492354)
safari is enough and has enough bugs to be a totally good vector for malware

The real security issue is: if a bug in Safari is found (it happens quite often) users cannot use another browser in the meantime.

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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by saagarjha on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @01:58PM (#24495311)
> has enough bugs to be a totally good vector for malware

Not for most people.

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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by romanoderoma on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:55PM (#24496110)
It's the main vector for malware on Apple phones (and mac laptops)
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by saagarjha on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @07:40PM (#24499400)
Most malware is installed consensually, not as the result of bugs.
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by romanoderoma on Thursday September 17, 2020 @05:03AM (#24502521)
So the only solution is to remove the computation from computation devices.
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by stale2002 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:26PM (#24495719)
> Because app developers will use other browser engines

That still does not force you to install those browser engines.

If you want the apple approved apps, in the apple approve app store, that fine. But me using different settings does not force you to not use those approved apps.

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