Of course I would have preferred that a Web search engine I use be not the center of a pointed-finger attention, but that’s the way it goes… I’ll continue to use DDG because, being vaccinated with both anti-guilibility and anti-cynicism I’m never over-excited nor never over-disappointed. Īs far as what is revealed here about DDG’s Browser, I’m always surprised that we have to wait a security researcher’s findings to discover what could have been clearly mentioned by the developer in the first place: honesty aside I don’t consider very smart to hide what is inevitably bound to be discovered later on, especially nowadays, especially within code. I can’t speak for the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser app which I don’t use but concerning the Search engine uBlock Origin blocks and blocks only access to. References: Zach Edwards, Gabriel Weinberg 1, 2, DuckDuckGo Ads policy ![]() It had proudly announced that its Chrome extension blocked Google's new tracking methods, such as Topics and FLEDGE. The timing of the discovery is particularly bad for DuckDuckGo, as it had criticized Google's privacy practices just a couple of weeks ago. The company will also update its app store descriptions to provide more information. He also defended DuckDuckGo's browser, stating that it blocks third-party tracking scripts before they load on sites, instead of following other browsers that just offer 3rd-party cookie protection and fingerprint protection. In a statement sent to Bleeping Computer, Weinberg said that his company is working with Microsoft on removing the restriction to block the trackers. It is unclear if the macOS browser is affected, but given the nature of the issue, it is likely affected as well. ![]() I would still advise using an ad blocker, like uBlock Origin or AdGuard, to protect yourself from trackers. ![]() So, there's a bit of good news amidst this chaos. While the browser has been found guilty of allowing said trackers, Weinberg has confirmed the search engine remains untainted.
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