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Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 46

39 points by michaelrkn 9y ago

comex 9y ago
Another notable change from that page: > Froze the user-agent string to reduce web compatibility risk and to prevent its use for fingerprinting
- citrusui 9y ago
  The relevant commit can be found here: https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f396d7b570e925f0ca9975a https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f39...
- forgotpassagan 9y ago
  I love that Apple cares about privacy when just about every other megacorp is a really fancy advertising agency
  - eh78ssxv2f 9y ago
    Can somebody explain how it helps with the privacy? Assuming most of the users of the browser are on the latest version, it implies that majority of users are already sharing the same useragent. How does useragent version # helps with reducing the fingerprint?
    - Terretta 9y ago
      It’s freezing to a static version, everyone would have the same static (frozen) version from now on, not a build number. So you can’t use it as part of a finger print. https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f396d7b570e925f0ca9975a https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f39... Also suggests you’d need to do capability detection other ways in future.
EGreg 9y ago
Does this mean web push notifications are coming to Safari on iOS?
- djrogers 9y ago
  No, this has nothing to do with push notifications.
  - razwall 9y ago
    Except that Service Worker support is a prerequisite for supporting the standard Push API, and push notifications are probably the most common usage of Service Workers. So it's a reasonable question.
    - djrogers 9y ago
      Safari on the desktop has supported push notifications for a couple of years, with no indication they will be coming to iOS. I assumed go was referring to those push notifications, and not a different type of push notification.
    - holycrapwhodat 9y ago
      Offline support is the core reason for Service Workers and using the offline capabilities is literally a prerequisite for handling any other events from additional specs. Offline caching support is the most common use.
- werdnapk 9y ago
  Service workers allow things such as offline apps. Not related to push notifications at all.
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39 points by michaelrkn 9y ago

Another notable change from that page: > Froze the user-agent string to reduce web compatibility risk and to prevent its use for fingerprinting

citrusui 9y ago
The relevant commit can be found here: https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f396d7b570e925f0ca9975a https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f39...
forgotpassagan 9y ago
I love that Apple cares about privacy when just about every other megacorp is a really fancy advertising agency
- eh78ssxv2f 9y ago
  Can somebody explain how it helps with the privacy? Assuming most of the users of the browser are on the latest version, it implies that majority of users are already sharing the same useragent. How does useragent version # helps with reducing the fingerprint?
  - Terretta 9y ago
    It’s freezing to a static version, everyone would have the same static (frozen) version from now on, not a build number. So you can’t use it as part of a finger print. https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f396d7b570e925f0ca9975a https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/commit/4bc237458115ac916f39... Also suggests you’d need to do capability detection other ways in future.

EGreg 9y ago

Does this mean web push notifications are coming to Safari on iOS?

djrogers 9y ago
No, this has nothing to do with push notifications.
- razwall 9y ago
  Except that Service Worker support is a prerequisite for supporting the standard Push API, and push notifications are probably the most common usage of Service Workers. So it's a reasonable question.
  - djrogers 9y ago
    Safari on the desktop has supported push notifications for a couple of years, with no indication they will be coming to iOS. I assumed go was referring to those push notifications, and not a different type of push notification.
  - holycrapwhodat 9y ago
    Offline support is the core reason for Service Workers and using the offline capabilities is literally a prerequisite for handling any other events from additional specs. Offline caching support is the most common use.
werdnapk 9y ago
Service workers allow things such as offline apps. Not related to push notifications at all.

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