DuckDuckGo rolls out new Microsoft blockers after backlash – TechRadar

DuckDuckGo is looking to douse the fire that started in late June, when researchers discovered its mobile browser permitted Microsoft’s trackers to operate, while blocking those of Google, and Facebook.

In a blog post published earlier today, the company CEO and founder, Gabriel Weinberg, sought to clarify the issue and set out a series of improvements.

As per the post, the third-party tracker scripts from Microsoft are now blocked from loading across DuckDuckGo’s browsing apps (iOS and Android) and browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera).

“This expands our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection, which blocks identified tracking scripts from Facebook, Google, and other companies from loading on third-party websites, to now include third-party Microsoft tracking scripts,” Weinberg said.

DuckDuckGo tracking protections

Weinberg further explained how the company was “limited” in applying its third-party tracker protection program on Microsoft’s tracking scripts, due…

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