Chris Thistlethwaite via plug on 26 May 2022 16:21:47 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement

There's a reddit thread about it https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/uwz5bb/my_two_cents_on_ddg_and_microsoft_news/i9usubr direct from the CEO.

TLDR, it's just in their browser, not search. 

On Thu, May 26, 2022, 6:38 PM Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 02:08:09PM -0400, Keith C. Perry via plug wrote:
> FYI...
>
> [ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ ]

The CEO of DuckDuckGo wrote up a detailed explanation of what's
going on reddit yesterday:

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/uxiah9/duckduckgo_caught_giving_microsoft_permission_for/i9xxjsn/?context=3
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