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It is hard to title because people assume this is about search (when it's not, so that should be in there), and also people assume trackers get a free pass (whe
by yegg 4y ago
It is hard to title because people assume this is about search (when it's not, so that should be in there), and also people assume trackers get a free pass (when they do not, e.g., 3rd party cookies blocked, etc.)
Maybe something like:
Microsoft contractually prevents DuckDuckGo's browser from stopping Microsoft scripts from loading on 3rd party sites (FYI: not search related)
- KoftaBob 4y agoWhat's an example of a Microsoft script loading on a 3rd party site, to help wrap my head around this?
- yegg 4y agoThe original example was Workplace.com embedding a LinkedIn script.
- KoftaBob 4y agoAh, I see! I think for transparency sake, it could be helpful to list the Microsoft trackers that were essentially white listed and therefore allowed to load on a particular site, right under the list of trackers that were blocked.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoWhen you visit a site, a variety of scripts are downloaded and run. Some from the website you visit, some from their CDN, and some from a variety of third parties that may track what you're doing and/or provide some other functionality. Google and Facebook are the major parties involved in this from my experience, but there are quite a few different ones including Microsoft. This is what I've gathered from running uMatrix for years.
- gruez 4y ago> (FYI: not search related) I agree with the first part of the title, but this part seems like you're going out of your way to defend yourself. The mention of "DuckDuckGo's browser" should already imply it's not search related.
- Jcowell 4y agoThe title off rip makes me think of the search. I didn’t even remember they had a browser.
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- dontbenebby 4y agoThat sounds a bit literal IMHO but I see where you're coming from at least :-)
- altairprime 4y ago“Bing search contract prohibits DDG browser from blocking Microsoft tracking scripts by default”?
- dontbenebby 4y ago> “Bing search contract prohibits DDG browser from blocking Microsoft tracking scripts by default”? Thanks for making a definitive suggestion. I hate when someone knows something is wrong, but can't articulate what would be "right" (correct).
- dang 4y agoThat's too long to fit in 80 chars but I've taken a crack at a shorter version above. Thanks!