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Safari's Safe Browsing Option Raises Privacy Concerns

2019-10-15 12:02:22| TechNewsWorld

An option in Apple's Safari browser that's supposed to protect Web surfers from malicious sites has raised privacy concerns in some quarters. The option, called "safe browsing," is turned on by default. Depending on where an Apple device is registered, the browser could be sending IP information to Tencent, a conglomerate with close ties to China's government.

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