Open Web Advocacy

@owa@mastodon.social

Both @mozilla and @apple have just published their views on the

in response to the UKs investigation into mobile browsers.

Mozilla wishes to be allowed to port Firefox with Gecko to iOS.

Apple firmly refuses to remove the WebKit restriction.

February 8, 2023 at 10:49:00 AM
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Mozilla believes that neither @apple nor @google should be able to grant their own browsers exclusive privileges on their respective operating systems. OWA strongly supports this position.

Mozilla believes that browser vendors should have access to certain operating system APIs in order to allow greater browser competition and differentiation (even if those APIs are not being used currently by Safari). The remedy must take careful consideration of security concerns.

Mozilla supports the CMA’s investigation into in-app browsers:
“In-app browsers can be used to bypass consumer choice … In-app browsers can also be used by native apps to undermine user privacy, for example collecting data without the consumer’s knowledge or consent”

Finally Mozilla believes that both Apple and Google should participate more in various browser standards bodies to ensure interoperability.

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