Apple faces a new proposed class action lawsuit. The complaint alleges the tech giant overstated the privacy protections of its Safari web browser.
Plaintiffs claim Safari allows third parties to track users through a method called "fingerprinting." This occurs even when using the browser's Private Browsing mode.
The lawsuit states that Safari transmits device and browser information to every website visited. This data can be used to create a unique identifier for tracking.
Critics say Apple's Privacy Report may misleadingly show trackers as blocked, while tracking scripts continue to function in the background.