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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   Chrome has a better security model. That's big for some.
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   Last I checked they were using the native Android scrolling physics. I could be mistaken though.
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   I would love to see some evidence for this. The privacy policy contradicts you, hence I would treat this as FUD in absence of actual evidence: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/index.html#ser... (
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   Yes, Focus uses WebView. On newer Android versions it's actually provided directly by Chrome (Android 6+ IIRC), on older Android's (Android 5) it's a separate package that's still built from the same sources. (Android 4
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   IIRC there's an option to enable tracking protection in normal browsing on desktop. It's enabled by default in private browsing. (I can't check right now though - it's possible it's just an about:config option too.)
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   Hypothetical example... but what nefarious things can one do knowing that some anonymous user happens to e.g. refresh pages a lot (or even, how can that data be sold)? OTOH it does let the developers know whether removing the refresh button
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   by mozoldie 9y ago

   Focus (for Android) doesn't use Google analytics directly, but it's an indirect dependency - see below. Focus does have: - Mozilla telemetry: enabled by default in Focus, disabled by default in Klar. This only sends data to Mozill