At the same time, DuckDuckGo plans to update its app store descriptions to be more transparent about the use of Microsoft trackers for third-party sites. DuckDuckGo has a rating of 3.15 stars from 231 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. To fix the issue regarding Microsoft’s trackers in its mobile browser, the company is working with the software giant in an attempt to modify its search syndication agreement. Weinberg reached out to BleepingComputer and explained in a statement to the publication that DuckDuckGo still provides “significantly more privacy protection” than Safari, Firefox and other browsers. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials offers users state-of-the-art but simplified tools so that they can protect their sensitive data when browsing the Internet. The company also suggested that users install its Privacy Essentials Chrome extension (opens in new tab) to block Topics and Fledge when using Google Chrome, as DuckDuckGo’s desktop browser is currently only available for Mac. The news that its mobile browser features trackers from Microsoft comes at an especially bad time for DuckDuckGo, as the company recently called out Google over its new Topics and FLEDGE tracking methods in a recent tweet. While DuckDuckGo’s mobile browser allows trackers from Microsoft, the same can’t be said about its search engine, which makes money from private ads based on search results pages viewed by its users. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon.”

Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. in our browser), we block most third-party trackers.

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