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DuckDuckGo, the popular platform that promises privacy to Internet users, has announced that its apps and plug-ins will now block Google login requests. DuckDuckGo claims that these pop-ups are annoying and threaten users' privacy.
DuckDuckGo is known for its privacy-focused browser, email service, and mobile apps that include numerous privacy features and web browser extensions to protect data.
DuckDuckGo has now announced that its Chrome, Firefox, Brave and Microsoft Edge browser apps and plugins will now actively block Google login prompts displayed on websites.
“Have you seen those Google login popups lately? They may seem helpful, but activation actually gives consent for tracking,” DuckDuckGo wrote on Twitter.
Google offers the option to sign in to different websites – users can quickly sign in using their Google account and thus avoid the hassle of creating new accounts and remembering new passwords.
But DuckDuckGo says the downside to this is that Google can actually track the sites and apps users log in to, though DuckDuckGo explicitly says that "Signing in with Google data is not used for ads or other unrelated purposes." the security".
In other words, DuckDuckGo believes that Google is still collecting data, which is why the company that promises users privacy has now decided not to give them the option to sign in with a Google account. All you need as a user is to have the DuckDuckGo browser extension active and all Google queries will be automatically blocked.
In November, DuckDuckGo allowed Android users to block third-party trackers in all installed apps. The new version of App Tracking Protection allows Android users to see which trackers are blocked and what kind of information they are targeting. According to DuckDuckGo, Android users have an average of 35 apps installed on their devices. This generates between 1,000 and 2,000 tracking attempts per day for over 70 companies.
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