DuckDuckGo Faces Backlash for Allowing Microsoft to Track Data

Trackers from advertisers who sell and trade user data are supposed to be blocked by the DuckDuckGo browser. DuckDuckGo’s website includes a page stating that it has an agreement with Microsoft to display In response to the allegations, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg admitted that the company’s agreement with Microsoft requires it to allow Microsoft’s trackers. The company executive made these clarifications on Twitter: “Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. The CEO said on May 24: “We anticipate a soon-to-be-released upgrade that will incorporate additional Microsoft third-party security.” It should be noted that security researcher Zack Edwards first shared the details related to the findings about DuckDuckGo — which sees itself as a direct competitor to Google Search — in a series of tweets. The whole point of the search engine is to show more relevant content over less relevant content, and that is what we continue to do.” At the time, he also told a Twitter user: “Search engines by definition try to put more relevant content higher and less relevant content lower — that’s not censorship, it’s search ranking relevancy.” Read all the Latest Tech News here