Duckduckgo privacy review7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() When most other browsers on the market talk about tracking protection, they are usually referring to 3rd-party cookie protection and fingerprinting protection, and our browsers for iOS, Android, and our new Mac beta, impose these restrictions on third-party tracking scripts, including those from Microsoft. We have always been extremely careful to never promise anonymity when browsing, because that frankly isn’t possible given how quickly trackers change how they work to evade protections and the tools we currently offer. ![]() ![]() You can capture data within the DuckDuckGo so-called private browser on a website like Facebook's and you'll see that DDG does NOT stop data flows to Microsoft's Linkedin domains or their Bing advertising domains. DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg has shared a tweet confirming that his company is working with Microsoft to remove the restriction detailed in BleepingComputer’s report, as well as a lengthier statement about how DuckDuckGo still offers an impressive level of privacy protections. Further tests conducted by Edwards revealed that the browser also allows tracking services that are related to LinkedIn and Bing. As discovered by security researcher Zack Edwards, DuckDuckGo had quietly made a search agreement with Microsoft that allows the tech giant’s trackers to be accepted on its browser despite blocking those from competitors that include Google and Facebook. DuckDuckGo has always been known for its privacy-first approach, but new findings suggest that the company may not be fully committed to that ideal.
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