What is DuckDuckGo?

 

Recently, DuckDuckGo has received some backlash for allowing Microsoft trackers on its website. Though the company says it is taking steps to protect users' privacy, its policies do not protect against the flow of data from third-party sites to Microsoft-owned services. The company has now corrected its mistakes. While the company still does not block Microsoft trackers on its site, but DuckDuckGo Now Says It Will Block Microsoft Trackers.

The new policy comes after a number of people complained about tracking by Microsoft, including DuckDuckGo users. Since DuckDuckGo uses Microsoft advertising for its search results, users will still be subjected to Microsoft trackers. The company hopes to make this data sharing policy more transparent. To that end, it will be publishing a list of blocked trackers on its GitHub page. Until then, DuckDuckGo users should use the company's browser to access their information.

The search engine's privacy policies have made it clear that it will block third-party trackers, such as those from Facebook and Google. However, this feature is not effective in blocking Microsoft tracking scripts in other websites. As an alternative, users should install an extension on their browser that blocks the Microsoft tracking scripts. The new policy applies to DuckDuckGo's mobile apps as well.

The company's advertising profiles are likewise shielded from prying eyes by the new privacy policies. After publishing the policy, the corporation has, in point of fact, increased its attention to customer privacy. The privacy policy of DuckDuckGo gives users the option to opt out of having their activity tracked by third parties. Even though the policy does not specifically prohibit tracking scripts from Microsoft from running, it does stop cookies of this kind from loading on the browser. DuckDuckGo is in the process of changing its app store descriptions in addition to eliminating tracking scripts from its own mobile applications.