DuckDuckGo is best known as a private search engine, but the company also has a private web browser for mobile devices (with a desktop version on the way). However, the browser is currently in hot water, after a security researcher discovered an exception for Microsoft trackers.
DuckDuckGo announces plans to block FLoC, Google’s new way of tracking users’ web browsing activity in Chrome.
As Google transitions away from using third-party cookies in Chrome, its developing a new technology called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts).
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Google claims FLoC offers more privacy than third-party cookies because it monitors activity at a group level rather than an individual level.
With FLoC, browsing activity cannot be tied to any individual user. Though it does aim to collect enough data to serve personalized ads.
Privacy pundits like DuckDuckGo take issue with all forms of tracking, even when it’s less invasive.
How to Switch to DuckDuckGo, a Private Search Engine
DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that’s been online since 2008. Find websites, maps, videos, news, and more without tracking your searches and serving you targetted ads. Here’s how to make the switch from Google, Bing, or any other search engine.
Most Browsers Already Include DuckDuckGo as a Search Option
DuckDuckGo has been gaining ground for over a decade, finally breaking through to the “mainstream” in September of 2014 when Apple offered it as a default search engine option in Safari for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. Later, in November of the same year, Mozilla added it to Firefox 33.1.