Apple is being accused of overstating and misrepresenting Safari’s privacy features, leading users to believe their browsing data was more protected than it actually was.
A new proposed class action alleges Safari allows third parties to track users through “fingerprinting” despite Apple’s claims that the browser prevents such tracking.
According to the complaint,
“Safari transmits pieces of information about users’ web browsers and devices to every website they visit as they browse the internet. This information is then related through what is called ‘fingerprinting’…
Safari’s default settings provide no defenses against canvas fingerprinting, which allows third parties to gather information about how invisible or subtle content on the canvas element of a browser is drawn, revealing characteristics specific to a user’s hardware and software.”
Plaintiffs allege that tracking scripts continue to load and execute even in Private Browsing mode, while the Privacy Report misleadingly shows these trackers as blocked.
Apple has not yet issued a public response to the claims.
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