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

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Here's another take on the DuckDuckGo story:

https://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/2901.html

On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 08:21:34PM -0400, Chris Thistlethwaite via plug wrote:
> Whoops, I missed the other email, sorry.
> 
> Tracking or not, I like their search results and minimal UI. I also like
> that it's a local company. Gotta keep search organic, free range, and
> locally sourced.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 26, 2022, 7:26 PM Walt Mankowski via plug <
> plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> 
> > It looks like it's the same post he made to the thread at my link,
> > although of course the discussion below it is different.
> >
> > On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 07:21:25PM -0400, Chris Thistlethwaite via plug
> > wrote:
> > > 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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