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> DuckDuckGo isn't that good Myself and others who use it daily would disagree. > it's no different than others By definition of how it works it's different.
by stephenr 9y ago
> DuckDuckGo isn't that good
Myself and others who use it daily would disagree.
> it's no different than others
By definition of how it works it's different.
With a decent content blocker in safari none of the social media buttons can "track" you.
- gvurrdon 9y agoAnnoyingly, Apple recently removed the means to block such tracking from apps as well: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-cracking-down-on-vpn-based-ad-blockers-that-work-in-third-party-apps.2056730/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-cracking-down-on-... I went back to Android so I can continue to do that, as well as using Firefox plugins. This is a bit of a nuisance as the Apple Watch was rather good.
- solomatov 9y ago>Annoyingly, Apple recently removed the means to block such tracking from apps as well: IMO, it's right decision. Blocking via VPN is a privacy nightmare. They can intercept all traffic.
- gvurrdon 9y agoSuch applications are not necessarily a problem - take a look at this Android one, for example: https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66 https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66 In any case it should be up to the owner of the device if they wish to do this sort of thing rather than Apple.