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mozoldie

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    Comment #15690362

    Chrome has a better security model. That's big for some.

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    Comment #15690327

    Last I checked they were using the native Android scrolling physics. I could be mistaken though.

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    Comment #15417895

    I would love to see some evidence for this. The privacy policy contradicts you, hence I would treat this as FUD in absence of actual evidence: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser…

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    Comment #15417887

    Yes, Focus uses WebView. On newer Android versions it's actually provided directly by Chrome (Android 6+ IIRC), on older Android's (Android 5) it's a separate package that's still …

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    Comment #15417856

    IIRC there's an option to enable tracking protection in normal browsing on desktop. It's enabled by default in private browsing. (I can't check right now though - it's possible it'…

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    Comment #15053764

    Hypothetical example... but what nefarious things can one do knowing that some anonymous user happens to e.g. refresh pages a lot (or even, how can that data be sold)? OTOH it does…

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    Comment #15051766

    Focus (for Android) doesn't use Google analytics directly, but it's an indirect dependency - see below. Focus does have: - Mozilla telemetry: enabled by default in Focus, disabled …