iOS 14.5 'safe browsing' will now be done via Apple's own server instead of Google
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With iOS 14.5 and iPad OS 14.5, which are now available for developers and beta testers, it turns out that the Safari browser's 'safe browsing' feature will be available from Apple's servers. Safe browsing, which previously relied on Google, will now be performed on Apple's own server, allowing Apple users to browse safely without having to collect personal information such as IP addresses from Google. Will be.
Apple redirects Google Safe Browsing traffic through its own proxy servers to prevent disclosing users' IP addresses to Google in iOS 14.5
https://the8-bit.com/apple-proxies-google-safe-browsing-privacy/
Fraudulent Website Warning gets privacy boost in iOS 14.5 --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/11/fraudulent-website-warning/
Safari introduces Google's Safe Browsing to protect users from phishing scams and malware. This function shortens the dangerous URL information collected by Google and sends it to the browser to build a database. Safari matches this database with the URL you're accessing, and if it matches, requests Google for the full URL to determine if the URL you're accessing is dangerous.
The details and problems of safe browsing are explained in detail on the following pages.
Experts explain the 'safe browsing function' that is neither safe nor anything --GIGAZINE
Because Safe Browsing exchanges hashed 32-bit prefixes rather than the URL itself, Google can't tell what the URL the Safari user is trying to visit. However, as long as Safari interacts with Google's servers, personal information such as IP addresses will be passed to Google.
The following is a description of Safari's safe browsing on Apple's support page. 'When using Safe Browsing in Safari, data is sent to Tencent for Chinese users and to Google for users in other regions, and the IP address may be recorded,' Apple explained. I will.
On the other hand, Safari of iOS 14.5 communicates with Apple's server instead of Google, so there is no worry that personal information will be leaked to Google. Maciej Stachowiak, Apple's Head of WebKit development, said of the change: 'To reduce the risk of information leaks, the new beta version of iOS uses Apple's servers to proxy data.' It was.
This article is a bit confused on the details of how Safe Browsing works, but in the new iOS beta, Safari does indeed proxy the service via Apple servers to limit the risk of information leak. Https://t.co/TlDZNMO8do
— Othermaciej (@othermaciej) February 11, 2021
9to5mac, a news site that handles information on Apple products, said, 'Apple is in the midst of fighting with other companies over its policy of restricting privacy handling and tracking for advertisements. Google is moving to a new privacy policy. We struggled to deal with thisand temporarily stopped updating our own apps in the App Store, and Facebook blamed Apple's policyby placing a double-page spread ad in the newspaper. '
In addition, overseas media The 8-Bit said, 'It is interesting that Apple is focusing on protecting the privacy of users as much as possible. Apple has used a proxy server to use the Internet of users. It would be a welcome move for many iOS users to prevent Google from collecting. '
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