Trackers related to “” and “” (both owned by Microsoft) are allowed on the DuckDuckGo browser. So, as per an agreement between the privacy-centric search engine and Microsoft, you’re actually being tracked, just not in the same, information-heavy way that you might be tracked on Google Chrome.Īlthough DuckDuckGo doesn’t collect information on you or create a profile on your search behaviours, the Bleeping Computer report explains the browser does (currently) allow Microsoft trackers to follow you across the web. At that point, Microsoft Advertising will use your full IP address and user-agent string so that it can properly process the ad click and charge the advertiser,” DuckDuckGo says in the help page it created about the issue. “If you click on a Microsoft-provided ad, you will be redirected to the advertiser’s landing page through Microsoft Advertising’s platform. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon. Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. □□□□□⛈️⚖️□□□ /u3Q30KIs7eĭuckDuckGo’s CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, was quick to respond to the Twitter thread Edwards created.įor non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers. 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. This was uncovered by security researcher Zach Edwards, who posted his findings on Twitter. It provides contextual advertisements from partners instead of cookie and tracking-based ads, based on user data and user profiling (which Google uses), however the earlier mentioned agreement changes things, surrendering user data to Microsoft. Here you’ll find first looks to complete hands-on experiences with the latest tech on the market.Īs originally reported by Bleeping Computer, DuckDuckGo allows Microsoft to track user data on the browser (not to be confused with the DuckDuckGo search engine), due to a syndication agreement between the two companies.ĭuckDuckGo has always found pride and a gap in the internet searching market by not collecting data on its users.
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