Privacy adds another dimension to the competition and to your browser decision.Īpple has made privacy a top priority in all of its products, including its Safari browser. , with Google pushing aggressively for an interactive web to rival native apps and Apple moving more slowly - partly out of concern new features will worsen security and be annoying to use. Their goal? To build a richly detailed user profile so they can target you with more tailored, clickable and thus profitable advertisements.Īpple and Google are in a war for the web

Incidents like Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 elevated privacy protection on Silicon Valley's priority list by revealing how companies compile reams of data as you traverse the internet. One of the best and easiest ways to start is by adjusting some of your browser settings.

You can take your online privacy into your own hands and outsmart that online tracking, though. Browser developers are making privacy more of a priority than ever, but they still may not be doing as much as you'd like in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers.

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