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Given that all iOS browsers have to use Webkit for rendering, are there any privacy benefits in using say Firefox or Brave on iOS over stock Safari?

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[–] howlingecko 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I use Firefox Focus instead of Firefox.

Its added benefits are it can also serve as some ad and tracker blocking for Safari browser as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you use Focus exclusively? Or you use another browser for bookmarks, logged in browsing, tabs, etc. ?

[–] howlingecko 4 points 1 year ago

Firefox Focus is set as my default browser so that if I click on random links from Lemmy, email, etc. the session is disposed immediately. (I had a bad habit of ‘collecting’ hundreds of tabs before Firefox Focus)

I have a few things bookmarked in Safari, which still gets the protection of the Firefox Focus blockers. Safari is what I use for my self-hosted services.