Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties.

However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon.”įor non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers. “Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. “ For non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers,” he said. Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO and founder of DuckDuckGo, provided detailed responses to the uproar on Twitter and Reddit. 👀🫥😮‍💨🤡⛈️⚖️💸💸💸 /u3Q30KIs7eĭuckDuckGo said the exemption was due to a search agreement with Microsoft. You can capture data within the DuckDuckGo so-called private browser on a website like Facebook's and you'll see that DDG does NOT stop data flows to Microsoft's Linkedin domains or their Bing advertising domains.

“You can capture data within the DuckDuckGo so-called private browser on a website like Facebook’s and you’ll see that DDG does NOT stop data flows to Microsoft’s Linkedin domains or their Bing advertising domains,” Edwards tweeted. Edwards found that the browsers allow allows data to be sent to Microsoft’s LinkedIn and Bing domains While the browser blocks Facebook and Google trackers, DuckDuckGo makes an exception for some of Microsoft’s. Security researcher Zack Edwards this week revealed that DuckDuckGo’s mobile browsers allow some Microsoft sites to bypass its block on trackers. DuckDuckGo’s reputation for protecting privacy has taken a hit after revelations emerged of a tracking deal with Microsoft.

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