DuckDuckGo renegotiates Microsoft deal to block third-party tracking scripts previously exempted
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Natasha Lomas
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DuckDuckGo has announced it successfully renegotiated terms with Microsoft, its search syndication partner, to remove a controversial carve-out that previously prevented DuckDuckGo's mobile browsers and browser extensions from blocking Microsoft's third-party tracking scripts. The change comes months after a tracking controversy hit the privacy-focused search engine. DuckDuckGo will now expand the third-party tracking scripts it blocks from loading on websites, offering protections that founder Gabe Weinberg claims are not available by default on most other popular browsers.
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bskyDuckDuckGo renegotiates Microsoft deal to block third-party tracking scripts previously exemptedtechcrunch.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOver the next week, we will expand the third-party tracking scripts we block from loading on websites.
DuckDuckGo claims this third-party tracker loading protection is not offered by most other popular browsers by default.
More privacy and transparency for DuckDuckGo web tracking protections
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