Famous for protecting privacy, DuckDuckGo browser was discovered to allow Microsoft to track users 2
Although it is not very famous among ordinary users, the DuckDuckGo browser is still popular among the technology world because of its reputation for protecting user privacy.
But DuckDuckGo itself was discovered to be `making a deal with the devil`.
On its browser, DuckDuckGo pulls up search results from all other services, primarily from Bing.
But it turns out the cooperation between DuckDuckGo and Microsoft is deeper than we thought.
When discovered, although he tried to reassure everyone, Mr. Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo, also had to admit that DuckDuckGo was favoring Microsoft through a search distribution agreement.
Besides, he also explained that Microsoft cannot see what you search for on DuckDuckGo.
Even though DuckDuckGo has a strong privacy policy regarding Microsoft ads, it still doesn’t explain how Microsoft still uses data from third-party trackers.
It’s possible that the situation has been blown out of proportion, but it’s also possible that Microsoft has built advertising profiles based on your browsing behavior on DuckDuckGo – we can’t know this from the agreement between DuckDuckGo and
More ironically, this discovery was announced not long after DuckDuckGo publicly criticized Google for its new user tracking method called `Topics` and FLEDGE targeting advertising.
On Twitter, Mr. Gabriel Weinberg said, DuckDuckGo `is working tirelessly behind the scenes` to improve their agreement with Microsoft.
It’s a shame that this was only revealed when information about Microsoft’s secret agreement to favor third-party trackers emerged.
Clearly, DuckDuckGo does not provide the level of privacy they once promised to users.
Refer to BleepingComputer
