2022-08-12
This is a smart idea: Apple and Google should make in-app browsers respect X-Frame-Options: Deny to open a page in the user's chosen web browser. As noted, they have zero commercial incentive to do so... but lots of user experience incentive. What happens when the two conflict? https://twitter.com/...
Felix Krause
A detailed look at how Facebook and Instagram for iOS open links with a custom in-app browser, letting Meta track every interaction including entering passwords
How the seemingly innocuous “in-app web browsers” on iOS/Android are a really bad thing, and a proposal for how to fix that. With a little web history thrown in. https://www.holova...
2022-08-11
This is a smart idea: Apple and Google should make in-app browsers respect X-Frame-Options: Deny to open a page in the user's chosen web browser. As noted, they have zero commercial incentive to do so... but lots of user experience incentive. What happens when the two conflict? https://twitter.com/...
Felix Krause
A detailed look at how Facebook and Instagram opening links in a custom in-app browser on iOS lets Meta track every interaction, including entering passwords
The iOS Instagram and Facebook app render all third party links and ads within their app using a custom in-app browser.
2022-04-30
When the UK regulator sought IT people's opinions about mobile ecosystems and the Apple browser ban, you UKites all did a good job discussing and sending in feedback. Now the NTIA in the USA are asking, so Americans, it's your turn! @brucel describes how. https://brucelawson.co.uk/...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
The US NTIA seeks comments on competition in the mobile app ecosystem, including Android and iOS app store policies, issues web app developers face, and more
Bruce Lawson / Bruce Lawson's personal site :
2022-03-12
Yesterday I built a whole dining table by MYSELF. That's power right there. Fear my wrath, Apple decision makers. I'm coming for your #AppleBrowserBan (just as soon as I work out where I left my screwdriver) https://twitter.com/...
MacRumors
Apple dismisses the findings of UK CMA's interim report on mobile ecosystems as based on “unsubstantiated allegations and hypothetical concerns” from its rivals
2021-02-28
I assume that the executives will be giving back all the money they earned from all the things their underpaid interns did correctly. Otherwise that would mean that the intern assumes all the risk while the executives get all the reward, and then what are they being rewarded for? https://twitter.com/...
CNN
In a hearing with US lawmakers, ex-SolarWinds CEO blamed an intern for the “solarwinds123” password leak discovered in 2019 that had exposed a SolarWinds server
FireEye CEO on how the SolarWinds hack was discovered — Washington (CNN)Current and former top executives …