DuckDuckGo Browser Beta for Windows Bakes in a Lot of Privacy Tools (arstechnica.com) 21
Privacy-focused firm DuckDuckGo has released a public beta of its browser for Windows, offering more default privacy protections and an assortment of Duck-made browsing tools. From a report: Like its Mac browser, DuckDuckGo (DDG) uses "the underlying operating system rendering API" rather than its own forked browser code. That's "a Windows WebView2 call that utilizes the Blink rendering engine underneath," according to DuckDuckGo's blog post. Fittingly, the browser reports itself as Microsoft Edge at most header-scanning sites. Inside the DuckDuckGo browser, you'll find:
1. Duck Player, which shows (most) YouTube videos "without privacy-invading ads" and doesn't feed your recommendations
2. Tracker blocking that DDG cites as "above and beyond" other browsers, including third-party tracker loading
3. Enforced encryption
4. The "fire button" that instantly closes all tabs and clears website data
5. Cookie pop-up management, automatically selecting a private option and hiding "I accept" pop-ups
6. Email protection, making it easier to use an auto-forwarding duck.com address on web forms
1. Duck Player, which shows (most) YouTube videos "without privacy-invading ads" and doesn't feed your recommendations
2. Tracker blocking that DDG cites as "above and beyond" other browsers, including third-party tracker loading
3. Enforced encryption
4. The "fire button" that instantly closes all tabs and clears website data
5. Cookie pop-up management, automatically selecting a private option and hiding "I accept" pop-ups
6. Email protection, making it easier to use an auto-forwarding duck.com address on web forms
It's Windows (Score:1, Insightful)
This is a strange contradiction, selling privacy to someone who's fine with Microsoft's spyware and ads.
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Re: It's Windows (Score:2)
Try uutils/Linux.
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Yeah linux would never do that https://arstechnica.com/inform... [arstechnica.com]
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https://www.oo-software.com/en... [oo-software.com]
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Fire button (Score:2)
“Oh nothing honey - didn’t expect you back so soon!”
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"Why are you sitting with your legs crossed?"
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Anti-adblocker popups (Score:3)
I hope they also deal with those anti-adblocker popups, begging you to turn off your adblocker.
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I hit the back button at that point.
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Lookout.. YouTube will not be happy (Score:5, Insightful)
Since YouTube has already come out swinging over ad-blockers you can bet they'll be less than happy with this browser (another good reason to use it I guess).
I wonder if their response will be a technical one or a legal one.
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