HOW SAFARI IS BETTER THAN CHROME FOR IPHONE USERS

There are two givens when we browse the web these days. First, we all tend to use LOTS of tabs, often keeping dozens of websites open as we search or work or research. And second, maybe because we have such an array of websites on the go, and because our devices are always-on, we rarely exit all these tabs and close our browsers.

Safari also offers private browsing. Just as with Chrome, “details of your browsing aren’t saved, and the websites you visit aren’t shared with your other devices.” With Safari, “browsing initiated in one tab is isolated from browsing initiated in another tab, so websites can’t track your browsing across multiple sessions.”

But Chrome doesn’t work like this. With Incognito mode running, every tab you open joins the same, single session. As Google explains, there is no separation between tabs, “if you have an Incognito tab open and you open another one, your private browsing session will continue in the new tab.” To end the session and delete your information, you must close ALL Incognito tabs. Because we run lots of tabs and keep our browsers open for long periods of time, this is a hidden privacy risk.