DuckDuckGo confirms tracker blocking limit linked to Microsoft contract

DuckDuckGo, the self-styled “Internet privacy company” — which, for years, has built a brand around a claim of non-tracking web search and, more recently, launched its own ‘private’ browser with built-in tracker blocking — has found itself in hot water after a researcher found hidden limits on its tracking protection that create a carve out for certain advertising data requests by its search syndication partner, Microsoft.

Link: DDG confirms tracker blocking limit linked to Msft contract – TechCrunch
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