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Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation

‘Effective duopoly’ holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMA

Dan Milmo Global technology editor

10, Jun, 2022 @3:35 PM

Google sued for 'clandestine tracking' of 4.4m UK iPhone users' browsing data

Collective action seeking up to £3.2bn for claims Google bypassed privacy settings of Apple’s Safari browser

Samuel Gibbs

21, May, 2018 @3:18 PM

No tracking, no revenue: Apple's privacy feature costs ad companies millions

Ad-tech firm Criteo likely to cut its 2018 revenue by more than a fifth after Apple blocked ‘pervasive’ tracking on web browser Safari

Alex Hern

09, Jan, 2018 @11:56 AM

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry

New iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra will stop ads following Safari users, prompting open letter claiming Apple is destroying internet’s economic model

Alex Hern

18, Sep, 2017 @12:34 PM

Which is the best browser for Windows 10: Firefox or Chrome?

Libby would like to know which browser she should use – it may sound simple, but there are plenty of options

Jack Schofield

09, Feb, 2017 @9:55 AM

Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attack

Chrome, Safari, Opera and extensions such as LastPass can be tricked into leaking private information using hidden text boxes, developer finds

Samuel Gibbs

10, Jan, 2017 @11:24 AM

Apple iPhone users angered by Safari browser crash – but here's how to fix it

Users have taken to social media to report that the native web browser is crashing across the company’s devices. There is, however, a temporary fix

Hannah Jane Parkinson

27, Jan, 2016 @1:40 PM

Sending link to website lets you crash Safari and anyone's iPhone

Prank website forces iPhones to reboot and will cause computers and Android devices to hang

Samuel Gibbs

25, Jan, 2016 @2:06 PM

Adblock Plus cries foul over Apple plan to stop ads

Popular extension maker says Apple’s built-in system for iOS 9 and its web browser could spell ‘end of Adblocking on Safari’

Samuel Gibbs

11, Jun, 2015 @10:48 AM

Google must face UK courts over claims of privacy breach of iPhone users

High court rules that group of more than 100 people alleging invasion of privacy through Safari 'hack' can have case heard in UK. By Charles Arthur and agencies

Charles Arthur

16, Jan, 2014 @2:22 PM

Google will not answer to British court over UK privacy claim

Search giant insists lawsuit concerning UK internet users' privacy should be brought in California where it is based

Josh Halliday

15, Dec, 2013 @5:22 PM

Google pays US states $17m to settle Apple web browser tracking complaint

Payment equal to one day's revenue for hacking Safari browser cookie settings going to 37 US states and District of Columbia in PR blow to search company. By Charles Arthur and agencies

Charles Arthur and agencies

19, Nov, 2013 @6:12 PM

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Safari

Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation

Google sued for 'clandestine tracking' of 4.4m UK iPhone users' browsing data

No tracking, no revenue: Apple's privacy feature costs ad companies millions

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry

Which is the best browser for Windows 10: Firefox or Chrome?

Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attack

Apple iPhone users angered by Safari browser crash – but here's how to fix it

Sending link to website lets you crash Safari and anyone's iPhone

Adblock Plus cries foul over Apple plan to stop ads

Google must face UK courts over claims of privacy breach of iPhone users

Google will not answer to British court over UK privacy claim

Google pays US states $17m to settle Apple web browser tracking complaint

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