European alternatives to Safari
Apple's browser, the default across iPhone, iPad and Mac, built on the open-source WebKit engine. More privacy-minded than most, but it's still a US company's browser locking you into Apple's ecosystem.
Company information about Safari
- Company
- Apple Inc.
- Headquarters
- Cupertino, United States
- Founded
- 2003
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- Partial
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
Why people switch away from Safari
European alternatives to Safari
Feature-rich browser from former Opera developers, built in Norway. No telemetry, highly customisable, and privacy-respecting.
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People also replace
Google Chrome 
Firefox 
Microsoft Edge Start somewhere.
Switching everything overnight is not realistic. Start where it matters most: your email, your cloud storage, your business tools. Replace one thing at a time.
The European Alternative already exists.
Pick Europe.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.