What we’re talking about here is an above-and-beyond protection that most browsers don’t even attempt to do - that is, blocking third-party tracking scripts before they load on 3rd party websites. 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. Or the company is all-in on privacy or it’s not.Īfter the Bleeping Computer story, DuckDuckGo sent a statement to the publication and 9to5Mac saying it will be clearer with the Microsoft partnership and keep improving users’ right to privacy: In the same way, Apple promises privacy-first on its ecosystem, and it’s very controversial once you hear reports about third-party companies listening to HomePod requests. While it doesn’t seem that big of a deal since, technically, users aren’t tracked, DuckDuckGo’s focus on privacy put the company vision in check. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon. Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevent us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. For non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers. From our public ads page, ‘Microsoft Advertising does not associate your ad-click behavior with a user profile’. For ads, we worked with Microsoft to make ad clicks protected. When you load our search results, you are completely anonymous, including ads. Edwards’ thread got the attention of DuckDuckGO CEO Gabriel Weinberg, which said the browser intentionally allows Microsoft trackers third-party sites due to a search syndication agreement with Redmond. Tests showed that the browser allowed trackers related to Bing and LinkedIn domains while blocking all other trackers.
Now, a report puts in check the company’s privacy focus due to a search agreement with Microsoft that let the Redmond company continue tracking users on the browser.Īs reported by Bleeping Computer, security researcher Zach Edwards posted on Twitter that “while DuckDuckGo blocks Google and Facebook trackers, it allowed Microsoft trackers to continue running.” The company explains that “this issue is occurring on browsers and only pertains to non-DuckDuckGo websites.” DuckDuckGo is known for its privacy-first commitment to users on iOS, Android, browsers, and soon with its own Mac app.
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