Suddenly, web browsers have become interesting again for the growing minority of users who worry about privacy.
Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week to announce a couple of new features for Safari running on macOS High Sierra, the pet name for OS X 10.13, due later this year.
The first of these will see the browser able to automatically pause annoying auto-playing video on websites it detects serving such things. Good – about time.
The second is an eye-catching technology called Intelligent Tracking Prevention, which Apple explains with this observation: