The "it stores tabs in the cloud" appears to be for syncing between devices. Using private browsing on safari should alleviate those concerns. https://support

The "it stores tabs in the cloud" appears to be for syncing between devices. Using private browsing on safari should alleviate those concerns. https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/browse-privately-ibrw1069/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/browse-privately-ibrw... > Your open webpages aren’t stored in iCloud, so they aren’t shown when you view all your open tabs from other devices. > Your recent searches aren’t included in the results list when you use the Smart Search field.