Safari vs. Chrome as Default Search Engine

Sonyappleman wrote:

I am inclined to change my default browser back to Safari from Chrome, because I have read that it is 'more secure'. The problem is, certain websites give me trouble while using Safari. I I do have the Chrome App.

Neither Safari nor Chrome are search engines. They are browsers. Apple doesn't have it's own search engine. Google, who make Chrome, do have a search engine. So are you asking about a browser or a search engine?

I assume I can simply click on Chrome if I run into any issues with websites that give Safari problems. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having one over the other, and does it really matter? Im just looking for a little perspective, in case Im missing something.

Google sells your data, both when you use Chrome and when you use the Google search engine (regardless of browser). If you want a search engine that affords more privacy, try DuckDuckGo. They also make a browser.

The Brave browser incorporates its own search engine:

https://brave.com/

... but you can choose any search engine including DDG.

Unlike Google, Brave does not constantly harvest your Mac for personal information. It matters not whether you are actively using Chrome; merely installing it renders a Mac into a full time information-harvesting and -uploading "bot" whether the Chrome browser is running or not. Why anyone would willfully install Google on a Mac defies my understanding. It obviates the privacy advantages of using a Mac.

And, unlike Google if you don't want to use Brave all you need to do is quit the app like any other. And, if you want to delete Brave you simply drag its app icon to the Trash... like any other legitimate app.

It only matters when you follow a website link from an application other than a web browser, or open an Internet location file in the Finder; aside from individual website compatibility, there aren't any advantages either way.

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Sonyappleman wrote:

It wasn't clear to me what the difference was (search engine vs browser).

Thanks for your response.

It can be very confusing. ;-)