Comment by buran77

> have no possibility of data leakage

Oh if I had a penny for every time someone said with such certainty that "this is safe" only to be proven wrong sooner rather than later I'd have a second yacht :).

> I don't believe for a hot minute that that this is all about privacy

Of course it's not. It's about appealing to the customer base Google and the likes are losing by using an actually useful feature as a bridge to them. For the moment our interests align, whether by side effect or not. That's it.

But while you get your "first class interesting features" in apps, and second class shaky experience in the browser, what do I get for privacy? They're both already turning (turned?) to malignancy with too much of the code dedicated to actual data extraction. You have your apps, let others have their browser at least. That was the escape when you wanted to touch Facebook and Google Maps and no 10ft pole was around. If you think I'm unreasonable for wanting a last bastion of privacy (saying this is a bit of a stretch), just think that you're the one who insists everything should be how you want it by turning even the browser into the hot mess that apps already are. And this in exchange for some "interesting features" that you already have if you need them just not in every single piece of software.

You're ostensibly a coder so I don't need to point you to all the instances of trust being breached via conscious decisions. But surely this time they won't abuse that power. Neither will the host of obscure and completely unvetted websites one may access.

I don't think there's more to be said. It never ceases too amaze me how cheaply people are willing to sell their privacy for and how much they're willing to fight to make sure this is everybody else's only option.