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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Adam Smith

Safari bug has been revealing people’s browsing history and personal information for months

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Apple’s Safari browser has a vulnerability in it that could expose users’ browsing history and personal information.

The bug, which was introduced in Safari 15, as reported by FingerprintJS, came from the Indexed Database API which is part of Apple’s WebKit. The API is used to save data on websites users have visited so they can be loaded faster when they return.

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