When it comes to mobile browsing, Safari and Chrome are the two dominant options on iOS. But how do they compare on privacy and tracking protection? Let's break it down.

Safari's Built-in Protection

Safari comes with Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) which blocks some cross-site trackers. It also offers:

Privacy reports showing which trackers were blocked

Automatic blocking of known fingerprinting scripts

Limited ad measurement without cross-site tracking

Chrome on iOS

Chrome on iOS uses the same WebKit engine as Safari (Apple requires this), but its tracking protection is less comprehensive. Google's privacy approach is also fundamentally different — their business model depends on ad targeting.

The Bottom Line

While Safari has better baseline privacy than Chrome on iOS, neither is sufficient on its own.…