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> [...] why they don't allow slower, less power efficient, less secure and less private web engines available on iOS Do you have a source that shows how chromi
by vially 6y ago
> [...] why they don't allow slower, less power efficient, less secure and less private web engines available on iOS
Do you have a source that shows how chromium/edge/firefox/etc are inferior to safari in this regard?
- waon 6y agoMozilla's arewefastyet.com used to show daily benchmark results for all major browser engines. Sadly, it ceased to include Safari after they scrapped the system in favor of a new one. https://github.com/mozilla/arewefastyet https://github.com/mozilla/arewefastyet
- alwillis 6y agoFor pure speed of the web + Javascript engines: "Introducing the JetStream 2 Benchmark Suite": https://webkit.org/blog/8685/introducing-the-jetstream-2-benchmark-suite/ https://webkit.org/blog/8685/introducing-the-jetstream-2-ben... Anyone with a MacBook or MacBook Pro can attest to the fact their battery last significantly longer using Safari vs Firefox or Chrome. Apple has numbers on the Safari page: https://www.apple.com/safari/ https://www.apple.com/safari/ You can run EFF’s Panopticlick test for what browsers block (or don't block) regarding fingerprinting. Safari blocks or disguises several features that are used for fingerprinting; Chrome blocks nothing: https://panopticlick.eff.org/ https://panopticlick.eff.org/