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I've been juggling between Chrome and Safari for over 10 years now. Although I'd prefer sticking to Safari exclusively, the reality is that I often find myself resorting to Chrome, especially when dealing with websites like financial, business and marketing tools/services. Some sites even display cautious warnings, signaling that Safari lacks full support.

My preference for Safari stems from its password management and seamless integration with my other Apple devices. Nevertheless, it's quite surprising that Safari's performance is still subpar in the year 2024. Additionally, I frequently encounter instances where websites load faster and more reliably on Chrome. The constant need to switch between browsers has become tiresome for me.

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Posted on Mar 1, 2024 2:31 AM

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Mac Jim ID

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Posted on Jun 1, 2024 6:18 AM

Never once had a problem with Safari not able to access a website and use it on many financial websites including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Robinhood, and Charles Schwab. Some sites may require you to allow Pop-Up Windows, which is off by default. You will also find that Safari is much more secure than Chrome and consumes dramatically less resources. Safari turns off Cross-Site tracking and hides your IP address from trackers by default. You will find some websites that want to track you do not like this default behavior, but do you really want to be tracked. If so you can shut off these safety measures.

Just for fun, check the Trackers that Safari has blocked. Currently on mine I see:

Google - doubleclick.net blocked 122 times
Google - google.com blocked 113 times
Google - googletagmanafer.com blocked 103 times
Google - google-analytics.com blocked 87 times
Google - googlesyndication.com blocked 62 times
Google - 2mdn.net blocked 49 times
Google - googleadservices.com blocked 43 times
Google - googletagservices.com blocked 40 times

The choice is yours. Do you really think that Chrome is going to stop tracking from its own company?

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