Update: DuckDuckGo contacted us for clarification, even if our original story is accurate. Again, we perceive that there may be some confusion between DuckDuckGo, the search engine, and DuckDuckGo’s browser applications. CEO Gabriel Weinberg published a lengthy article on Reddit that explains in more detail what happens if you’re interested.
The DuckDuckGo browser is intended to block trackers from advertisers who sell and exchange user knowledge. However, earlier this week, security researcher Zack Edwards discovered that this allows Microsoft to track knowledge across LinkedIn and Bing’s advertising domains.
DuckDuckGo has a page that admits that it has an agreement for Microsoft to provide classified ads alongside search results. It claims that Microsoft doesn’t buy data about the habit of clicking on ads or use it to profile users, but it doesn’t mention trackers that send data through LinkedIn and Bing.
Reacting to those claims, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg admitted that his deal with Microsoft requires him to license that company’s trackers. Trackers. DuckDuckGo is negotiating with Microsoft this clause and will change the descriptions of the mobile browser’s app store pages to better inform users.
This problem only affects the browser of duckDuckGo. The search engine, on the contrary, does not provide a special solution to Microsoft. It only shows that you’re unlikely to remain completely anonymous online, though some coverage may be better than none.
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