Apple's Safari browser may not be safe to use right now, thanks to new bug

Safari browser’s version 15 has a bug in its implementation of IndexedDB API that lets any website track a user’s internet activity and reveals their identity to practically anyone that has tools to access the database.

Apple’s Safari browser is convenient and fast, which is why it is popular among iPhone and Mac users. But you may want to avoid using it for some time. A new security bug was found in Safari and it could reveal the browsing history and the user identity to websites, including ones that may be operated by hackers. And since Apple has not taken note of the bug yet, it is not safe to use Safari until a fix has arrived.

According to a blog post on a website called FingerprintJS, the Safari browser’s version 15 has a bug in its implementation of IndexedDB API that lets any website track a user’s internet activity and reveals their identity to practically anyone that has tools to access the database. So, any website that uses the IndexedDB service to access the names and information stored in the IndexedDB databases generated by other websites during a browsing session. IndexedDB is an implementation of the JavaScript API by Apple's WebKit service, which nearly all browsers that work on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS use to function.