Apple on Thursday released an update to its desktopSafaribrowser forMacsrunningOS X Maverickswhich contains improvements to compatibility and security while introducing a pair of new options for strengthening your privacy when searching.
The first such feature turns on SSL encryption for allYahoosearches conducted from Safari’s search field. As a result, no one can eavesdrop on what you’re searching for online.
The other adds DuckGoGo, a search engine that does not track you (Google won’t like this) as a built-in option in the search field. Note that Safari iniOS 8andOS X 10.10 Yosemitealreadyincludes DuckGoGo as an option.
Safari 7.1 has arrived on the heels of yesterday’s OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 update which contains Safari 7.0.6 and improves the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Here’s Safari 7.1 changelog:
More about the security content of Safari 7.1in Apple’s support document here.
For those wondering, DuckGoGO functions much like Chrome’s incognito mode: the search engine doesn’t track you, allowing you to browse the web knowing that your privacy is intact.
Adding DuckDuckGo to Safari in iOS 8, Yosemite and now Mavericks makes it the first “privacy-focused search engine to be added to one of the top four browsers,”said the firmin a recent blog post.
Yesterday, Apple also released the OS X Update 10.9.5. Arriving approximately two months after the 10.9.4 update and ahead of Yosemite’s launch next month, 10.9.5 improves the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Moreabout the 10.9.5 update:
It’s recommended for all Mavericks users.
Note that you need to apply the 10.9.5 update first because it’s required for Safari 7.1.
Simply chooseSoftware Update…under the Mac menu and hit the Updates tab to grab whatever updates are available for your operating system and apps.
Will you be giving DuckDuckGo a try in Safari for Mavericks?
[MacRumors]
