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> Seems a bit odd for a company that brands itself as a privacy search engine. Cliqz is nothing but a parasite disguised as a pro-privacy product, funded by Hu
by rbinv 7y ago
> Seems a bit odd for a company that brands itself as a privacy search engine.
Cliqz is nothing but a parasite disguised as a pro-privacy product, funded by Hubert Burda Media (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Burda_Media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Burda_Media).
Their strategy to move into the couponing/voucher market comes as no surprise, since injecting ads (which this basically is) is a very lucrative business - and they have the customer base to do so. The line between malware and "legitimate" browser (extension) becomes increasingly blurred.