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@petitcoeur that would be a far more protective approach than for example what #systemd guys are heading to...
Of course that would need a patch to #firefox, #chrome, #webkit to be able to spot protected areas and age constraints... but that would definitely be a better way for our children and our privacy.
poke @mmstick @system76

Sebastian Krzyszkowiak 3d ago

All my #WebKit merge requests have been merged. Now #WebKitGTK supports touch PointerEvent API, touch point coordinates are fractional, synthesized mouse events are unbroken and both WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit handle pointer capture and release according to the spec. This should considerably improve compatibility of #Epiphany (#GNOME Web) with touch interfaces.

There are still some more things to fix in there, maybe someone in #mobilelinux #linuxmobile community would like to give it a try?

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westbrook 3d ago

@leaverou Thanks for clarifying! 😅 Because, I like the idea of "getting everything so right", but I am glad that that doesn't (in this case) superceed getting CSS import attributes into #webkit 🤞

I also like text, especially with so much text prompting going around, and agree it'll be a good next stop towards normalizing the super powers that import attributes provide at large!

Pixel Purrito 3d ago

It feels very satisfying to solve an issue that was reported more than seven years ago, in a test case that has been skipped for almost as long: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/61000

Fixed in @WebKitGTK as a side quest while trying to improve the page favicons API with the ultimate goal of enabling it for @WPEWebKit as well.

#WebKit #MoveSlowAndFixThings

[GTK] API test /webkit/WebKitFaviconDatabase/get-favicon often times out by aperezdc · Pull Request #61000 · WebKit/WebKit

cf5a858 [GTK] API test /webkit/WebKitFaviconDatabase/get-favicon often times out https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188110 Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!). A test case that loads a page that has ...

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WinFuture.de 4d ago

#Apple startet eine neue Ära bei Sicherheitsupdates: Kritische Patches werden jetzt automatisch im Hintergrund installiert - ganz ohne Neustart. Den Anfang macht ein Fix für eine #WebKit-Lücke. https://winfuture.de/news,157600.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Apple startet neue Ära der Hintergrund-Sicherheitsupdates

Premiere geglückt: Apples erstes "Background Security Update" fixt eine kritische WebKit-Lücke (CVE-2026-20643) für alle Nutzer der aktuellen iOS und macOS-Versionen - und das ohne Neustart. Diese schnellen Patches im Hintergrund sorgen für mehr Schutz.

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The New Oil 5d ago

#Apple pushes first Background Security Improvements update to fix #WebKit flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-pushes-first-background-security-improvements-update-to-fix-webkit-flaw/

#iPhone #iPad #Mac #cybersecurity

Apple pushes first Background Security Improvements update to fix WebKit flaw

Apple has released its first Background Security Improvements update to fix a WebKit flaw tracked as CVE-2026-20643 on iPhones, iPads, and Macs without requiring a full operating system upgrade.

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5d ago

#Apple ha rilasciato #iOS 26.3.1 (a), il suo primo aggiornamento di sicurezza in background.

Secondo le note di rilascio, questo patcha una vulnerabilità #WebKit.

Puoi aggiornare andando su Impostazioni > Privacy e sicurezza > Miglioramenti della sicurezza in background.

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Amgine 5d ago

That said, #security people are reporting this update is not known to be harmful.

It fixes a #bug in the latest #WebKit used by #Safari.

* https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-pushes-first-background-security-improvements-update-to-fix-webkit-flaw/
* https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/17/apples-latest-background-security-improvement-targets-a-webkit-flaw
* https://www.engadget.com/computing/apple-releases-its-first-background-security-improvement-for-macos-ios-and-ipados-214052311.html

Because #Apple has illegally integrated Safari into #iOS, this affects every iOS device even if you do not use Safari.

The 1ST USE of the (new) Background Security Improvement 'feature'. It will likely become a standard always-on security hole / #backdoor.

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Apple pushes first Background Security Improvements update to fix WebKit flaw

Apple has released its first Background Security Improvements update to fix a WebKit flaw tracked as CVE-2026-20643 on iPhones, iPads, and Macs without requiring a full operating system upgrade.

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Vale 6d ago

Just discovered a set of polyfills for WebKit on iOS that bring new web features to unsupported devices. This is particularly useful as WebKit versions are tied to OS versions. You can install the polyfills on gaolbroken devices.

https://github.com/PoomSmart/Polyfills

#iOS #WebKit #Safari