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Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation::Apple recently claimed that Safari is three different browsers in effort to avoid regulation in the European Union (via The Register). The claim...

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[-] remer@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Apple needs to allow non-webkit browsers on iOS.

So iOS can be full of Chromium based browsers.

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 8 months ago

let's be honest, most people will still use safari. Just let people use Firefox, damn it

[-] adam_b@infosec.pub 5 points 8 months ago

So, Firefox on iOS is just a skin ?!

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

yep, everything on iOS uses WebKit

[-] adam_b@infosec.pub 0 points 8 months ago

How does WebKit compare to other rendering engines in terms of security ? Is it any better than gecko for example

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure if there are any major difference, but one consequence is that addons (mainly uBlock origin) don't work on WebKit Firefox

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