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Why Apple’s iPhone Browser-Choice Option Sucks (www.wired.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Zerush@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

That I'm not surprised. Look how many companies are shoving apps down our throat while treating web browser users as second class citizens. My sister (21-30 age group) only know to use the "Google app" to search the web on her iPhone while Safari is pinned at the bottom and rarey uses it.

[–] Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

the reason is that corps can harvest massively more data with an application installed directly in your OS, rather than trying to stay within the security confines of the browser sandbox

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

My sister doesn't do that, but other students at my school are like that