Better Privacy For Mac Safari

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The next biggest browser, Safari, comes in at 18.38%. Chrome is a safe, speedy browser compatible with nearly every website on the internet — and it delivers when it comes to security. Some websites allow hundreds of different data collection companies to watch you, build a. While Safari er is currently available gratis (without monetary charge) on Mac OS X, it is currently not libre (meaning that it does not allow users to view the source code used to create, to modify that code, or to redistribute modifications) and is therefore neither free nor open-source software. When you visit a website that uses Apple Pay, the website can check if you have Apple Pay enabled on that device. If you’re using a Mac to which a card cannot be added, the website can check if you have Apple Pay set up on an iPhone or Apple Watch. Apple websites and apps can also check to see if you have Apple Card.

Most Mac users are browsing the web using either the built-in Safari browser or they have installed Google's Chrome browser. Both browsers have their advantages. Each works well within their own Apple or Google ecosystem. Safari has some clear advantages when it comes to MacBook battery life and privacy. Chrome works better for Google Apps users and those that also have Android or Windows devices.

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Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with MacMost.com. Let's compare Safari and Chrome and figure out which browser is best for the Mac. MacMost is brought to you thanks to its contributors. Join us and get exclusive content at macmost.com/patreon.So Safari is the builtin browser for your Mac. Often I see Mac users go right to Chrome and use that instead. They've heard that it's better, it's faster, that they should be using it instead of Safari. But is that true? Which browser is actually best for you.One of the primary factors is speed. So I did hundreds of comprehensive tests between Safari and Chrome to see which is fastest. No, just kidding! I didn't do any of that. I just looked at a lot of sites that did comparisons over the years. What I found is there is not really much difference. Some sites say Chrome is faster and some actually say Safari is faster. Most of them say they're pretty comparable in speed.Most people agree that Safari has the advantage in privacy. There are a lot of great privacy features and most of them stem from the fact that Apple isn't trying to advertise to you where Goggle is. Goggle makes some of its money through advertising so, of course, it has an interest in collecting information and using information to serve ads to you. Apple doesn't care about that. Safari works in the Apple ecosystem so it's using iCloud to sync things like your passwords, like your bookmarks, and if you're using iPhones, iPads, and Macs then all of that is pretty much automatically synced between your devices. You can even see what Safari tabs are open in other devices. So you can leave our Mac, go to your iPad and then jump right into a tab that you had opened on your Mac.Safari also has something called Reader View. It takes an article that you're viewing and gives it to you without distractions. So just the main text and images. It's great for reading news online. You don't see it in Chrome because of course Goggle has an interest in making sure you view the ads that are there. Rumors are that it's coming to Chrome soon but it's been in Safari since 2010.Safari's biggest advantage is specifically for MacBook users. If you have a Mac with a battery in it most experts agree that Safari is far better for conserving power. As a matter of fact you hear people complain online that their MacBook battery isn't lasting as long as they think it should. A lot of times it boils down to the fact that they're using Chrome and when they switch to Safari they find out their batter lasts a lot longer. Safari is really built for conserving battery power.So, of course, there's the thing that Safari is build for the Mac. It's built by Apple. It's going to be integrated well with the operating system, with iCloud, and the interface is going to be the most Mac-like. Plus, of course, Safari is built in so there's nothing you need to do to get it. Whereas Chrome you would have to download and install Chrome and it's another app you need to keep updated. For Mac users that want to keep it simple you can just use Safari. You've already got it.Chrome also has its advantages. Chrome syncs using the Goggle ecosystem. So this works really well if you're using android devices, tablets, and phones. It also works really well if you have Windows machines because there is no Safari for windows. But there is Chrome for Windows. You can sync your bookmarks from Mac to Windows by using Goggle Chrome. Goggle Chrome is probably the best browser to use if you're using Goggle Docs a lot. So using Goggle Docs, Goggle Sheets, you know all the Goggle apps, then you're probably not going to get a better experience than using them in Chrome. They work fine in Safari but Chrome is probably the winner. I know sometimes they have new features and those new features only work in Chrome since Goggle has control over both the browser and the apps. Chrome updates often. You can see here we're at version 74 currently. There always seems to be new versions of Chrome coming out and this can be good and bad. It's good because new features and fixit's appear quickly. But sometimes bugs can also be introduced. If you like browser extensions then you probably can't beat Chrome. There's a ton of them and it's easier for developers to distribute whereas Apple has tighter control. So this is both good and bad. There's a lot of junk in terms of extensions and Chrome apps and things like that. If you're a developer there are tons of tools for both Safari and Chrome. But Chrome probably has a lot more.Now I'm just looking at Safari and Chrome here because they're the two I see the most. But there are other options including Firefox as well. So my conclusion is that Safari is best in most situations on a Mac especially if you're using a MacBook because you're going to get better battery life if you're using Safari. Safari is also the clear winner if you're concerned about privacy and you want to stay in the Apple ecosystem using iCloud and using all Apple devices.Chrome is the winner in a couple situations. One is if you happen to have an android phone and you use a Mac computer. In that case Chrome will allow you to sync up your browsing between your devices. Also if you use Goggle apps a lot then Chrome is the better solution for using those. A lot of times I will go and use Chrome when I know I have to work for awhile in Goggle Docs or Goggle Sheets. But there's no reason why you can't have both browsers. So a reasonable solution for a lot of people is to use Safari for most things and switch to Chrome for certain situations.

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In the Safari app on your Mac, use Privacy preferences to remove and block data that websites can use to track you in Safari. To change these preferences, choose Safari > Preferences, then click Privacy.

Option	Description
Prevent cross-site tracking	Some websites use third-party content providers. A third-party content provider can track you across websites to advertise products and services. With this option turned on, tracking data is periodically deleted unless you visit the third-party content provider. For a Privacy Report that shows who’s been blocked from tracking you, see See who was blocked from tracking you.
Block all cookies	Don’t let any websites, third parties, or advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly. Manage Website Data: See which websites store cookies and other information on your Mac. Remove cookies and website data for individual websites or all of them.
Allow websites to check for Apple Pay and Apple Card	When you visit a website that uses Apple Pay, the website can check if you have Apple Pay enabled on that device. If you’re using a Mac to which a card cannot be added, the website can check if you have Apple Pay set up on an iPhone or Apple Watch. Apple websites and apps can also check to see if you have Apple Card. You can stop websites you visit from checking if Apple Pay is enabled or Apple websites from checking if you have Apple Card on your Mac at any time by going to Safari > Preferences > Privacy and deselecting “Allow websites to check for Apple Pay and Apple Card.” This option appears if you have either a: Mac with Touch ID. iPhone 6 or later (including iPhone SE) with iOS 10 or later, or Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later. You must be signed in using the same Apple ID on your device and your Mac (and your Mac must support Handoff). If you allow websites to check if Apple Pay is set up, one of two things can happen: If you have a card set up in Apple Pay: Websites might default your shopping cart to Apple Pay and you might see the Apple Pay button on product detail pages (it’s up to the website). If you don’t have a card set up in Apple Pay: Websites probably won’t default your shopping cart to Apple Pay and you probably won’t see the Apple Pay button on product detail pages (because the website can see that you haven’t set up a card).

Option

Description

Prevent cross-site tracking

Some websites use third-party content providers. A third-party content provider can track you across websites to advertise products and services.

With this option turned on, tracking data is periodically deleted unless you visit the third-party content provider.

For a Privacy Report that shows who’s been blocked from tracking you, see See who was blocked from tracking you.

Block all cookies

Don’t let any websites, third parties, or advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

Manage Website Data: See which websites store cookies and other information on your Mac. Remove cookies and website data for individual websites or all of them.

Allow websites to check for Apple Pay and Apple Card

When you visit a website that uses Apple Pay, the website can check if you have Apple Pay enabled on that device. If you’re using a Mac to which a card cannot be added, the website can check if you have Apple Pay set up on an iPhone or Apple Watch. Apple websites and apps can also check to see if you have Apple Card. You can stop websites you visit from checking if Apple Pay is enabled or Apple websites from checking if you have Apple Card on your Mac at any time by going to Safari > Preferences > Privacy and deselecting “Allow websites to check for Apple Pay and Apple Card.”

This option appears if you have either a:

Mac with Touch ID.
iPhone 6 or later (including iPhone SE) with iOS 10 or later, or Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later. You must be signed in using the same Apple ID on your device and your Mac (and your Mac must support Handoff).

If you allow websites to check if Apple Pay is set up, one of two things can happen:

If you have a card set up in Apple Pay: Websites might default your shopping cart to Apple Pay and you might see the Apple Pay button on product detail pages (it’s up to the website).
If you don’t have a card set up in Apple Pay: Websites probably won’t default your shopping cart to Apple Pay and you probably won’t see the Apple Pay button on product detail pages (because the website can see that you haven’t set up a card).

Safari Privacy Tab

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