James House-Lantto (He/Him)May 24, 2022

https://www.reviewgeek.com/118915/duckduckgo-isnt-as-private-as-you-thought/

TLDR: not only was DDG using Bing for its image results (most people knew this much) it was also helping MSFT track people, by explicitly not blocking Microsoft tracking cookies (and more). What's more, the contract with MSFT prevented them from disclosing the fact that they don't block MSFT tracking.

#Privacy #Tracking #Cookies #DuckDuckGo #DDG #Microsoft #Bing #Betrayal #Search #WebSearch #SearcEngines #IThoughYouWereTheGoodGuys

DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Thought

DuckDuckGo made a deal with the devil. Due to a confidential search agreement, the DuckDuckGo browser does not block all Microsoft trackers. What’s worse, DuckDuckGo only acknowledged this “privacy hole” after it was discovered by a security researcher.