[dpeck]

Theres quite a set of privacy concerns wrt tracking and data sharing while using the browser as well. Seems like even drawbacks on all sides at best.

[tootie]

Apps are just as bad. Worse because you can't see if you're transmitting over https or not.

[bsilvereagle]

You could argue that apps are worse since they can cert pin and prevent you from mitm'ing your https traffic - you have no clue what data is being sent.

With browsers (for now, Chrome on iOS may start/be cert pinning) you can install a cert and still mitm.