{"id":453411,"date":"2022-05-26T21:23:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/duckduckgo-faces-widespread-backlash-over-tracking-deal-with-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T21:23:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:23:46","slug":"duckduckgo-faces-widespread-backlash-over-tracking-deal-with-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/duckduckgo-faces-widespread-backlash-over-tracking-deal-with-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"#DuckDuckGo faces widespread backlash over tracking deal with Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a6d4fb748c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a6d4fb748c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/duckduckgo-faces-widespread-backlash-over-tracking-deal-with-microsoft\/#%E2%80%9CDuckDuckGo_faces_widespread_backlash_over_tracking_deal_with_Microsoft%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DuckDuckGo faces widespread backlash over tracking deal with Microsoft&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/duckduckgo-faces-widespread-backlash-over-tracking-deal-with-microsoft\/#Greetings_humanoids\" >Greetings humanoids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDuckDuckGo_faces_widespread_backlash_over_tracking_deal_with_Microsoft%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DuckDuckGo faces widespread backlash over tracking deal with Microsoft&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            DuckDuckGo\u2019s reputation for protecting privacy has taken a hit after revelations emerged of a tracking deal with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Security researcher Zack Edwards this week revealed that DuckDuckGo\u2019s mobile browsers allow some Microsoft sites to bypass its block on trackers.<\/p>\n<p>While the browser blocks <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Google trackers, DuckDuckGo makes an exception for Microsoft. Edwards found that the browsers allow allows data to be sent to Microsoft\u2019s LinkedIn and Bing domains<\/p>\n<div class=\"corona-wrapper neural-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div class=\"neural-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"neural-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/companies\/neural-newsletter_header.gif\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/companies\/neural-newsletter_header.gif\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"neural-cta-input\">\n<h2 class=\"neural-cta-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greetings_humanoids\"><\/span>Greetings humanoids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"neural-cta-tagline\">Subscribe now for a weekly recap of our favorite AI stories<\/p>\n<p><!--[if lte IE 8]><![endif]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou can capture data within the DuckDuckGo so-called private browser on a website like Facebook\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/workplace.com\">workplace.com<\/a> and you\u2019ll see that DDG does NOT stop data flows to Microsoft\u2019s Linkedin domains or their Bing advertising domains,\u201d Edwards tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can capture data within the DuckDuckGo so-called private browser on a website like Facebook&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8W44qvsqF\">https:\/\/t.co\/u8W44qvsqF<\/a> and you&#8217;ll see that DDG does NOT stop data flows to Microsoft&#8217;s Linkedin domains or their Bing advertising domains. <\/p>\n<p>iOS + Android proof:<br \/>\ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udee5\ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8\ud83e\udd21\u26c8\ufe0f\u2696\ufe0f\ud83d\udcb8\ud83d\udcb8\ud83d\udcb8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u3Q30KIs7e\">pic.twitter.com\/u3Q30KIs7e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2128\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd20\ud835\udd25 \ud835\udd08\ud835\udd21\ud835\udd34\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd21\ud835\udd30 (@thezedwards) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thezedwards\/status\/1528808795983319041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DuckDuckGo said the exemption was due to a search agreement with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO and founder of DuckDuckGo, provided detailed responses to the uproar on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yegg\/status\/1528838114558484480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528838579455250434%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com%2Fnews%2Fsecurity%2Fduckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement%2F\">Twitter<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/technology\/comments\/uxiah9\/duckduckgo_caught_giving_microsoft_permission_for\/i9xxjsn\/?context=3\">Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span>For non-search tracker blocking (eg in our browser), we block most third-party trackers,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For 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. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yegg\/status\/1528838579455250434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company has also now added a note about its tracker blocking to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/duckduckgo-privacy-browser\/id663592361\">its App Store description<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span>While we block all cross-site (3rd party) cookies on other sites you visit, we cannot block all hidden tracking <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>s on non-DuckDuckGo sites for a variety of reasons including: new scripts pop up all the time making them difficult to find, blocking some scripts creates breakage making parts or all of the page unusable, some we are prevented from blocking due to contractual restrictions with Microsoft.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The swift response has allayed some users\u2019 concerns, but others remain alarmed about the deal.<\/p>\n<p>DuckDuckGo still offers more privacy protection than most popular browsers, but not as some users had hoped.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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