# How new cross-site tracking blocks in Safari protect a user's identity

- Source: AppleInsider
- Published: 2026-10-20T12:20:24+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/20/how-new-cross-site-tracking-blocks-in-safari-protect-a-users-identity?utm_source=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/how-new-cross-site-tracking-blocks-in-safari-protect-a-user-s-identity-e2f9a3/

Apple protects a Safari user's identity online in iOS 27 and macOS 27 by preventing advertising firms from easily knowing who is accessing a webpage, and blocking some web traffic. Here's how it works. Safari has a lot of tracking-prevention measures to protect a user's privacy. Maintaining user privacy has been a core tenet of Apple's design philosophy for a very long time. While web surfing is o

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