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That’s true, but I still don’t believe there exists a technical solution to this problem; I think this should be solved via:

(1) App Store policy, including requiring apps to disclose that they can/do capture embedded web browsing activity as part of their privacy disclosures.

(2) Privacy regulation. This is a very intentional dark-pattern used to violate users’ expectation of privacy, and should be addressed.

(3) User education — users should never trust an app-presented web view.



How about all three of yours, plus:

(4) An HTTP header that websites can use to explicitly opt out of being rendered in embedded in-app browser, reinforced by App Store policy that requires apps to respect and not to work around that header


The header misleads developers and users into believing it provides security guarantees that it cannot.




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