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Title: In-app browsers like those in Facebook and Instagram are a big privacy risk, developer shows
Post by: HCK on August 17, 2022, 04:05:04 pm
In-app browsers like those in Facebook and Instagram are a big privacy risk, developer shows

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<p>One of the more annoying things some apps do is incorporate their own in-app browser, opening that for web links instead of respecting your chosen default browser.</p>
<p>This has long been a nuisance, but a developer has now explained the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">security[/url] risks of doing so, especially when dealing with companies not noted for their <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">privacy[/url] standards – like <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook[/url] … </p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/11/in-app-browsers/#more-826916" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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