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===Privacy=== | ===Privacy=== | ||
DuckDuckGo has had moments of questionable privacy. Examples of this include the incident where DuckDuckGo browser had specifically allowed Microsoft trackers to continue running, | DuckDuckGo has had moments of questionable privacy. Examples of this include the incident where DuckDuckGo browser had specifically allowed Microsoft trackers to continue running, while blocking others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Lawrence |date=24 May 2022 |title=DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260108060825/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |archive-date=8 Jan 2026 |access-date=25 Mar 2026 |website=BleepingComputer}}</ref> | ||
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In May 2022, it was discovered that DuckDuckGo's privacy browser allowed Microsoft trackers on third-party websites due to a search syndication agreement with [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Lawrence |title=DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |website=Bleeping Computer |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525123251/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |archive-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> However, this changed in August 2022 when DuckDuckGo's contract with Microsoft expired, and Microsoft's tracking was also blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinberg |first=Gabriel |title=More Privacy and Transparency for DuckDuckGo Web Tracking Protections |url=https://spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-and-transparency/ |website=Spread Privacy: The Official DuckDuckGo Blog |date=5 Aug 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805185059/https://spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-and-transparency/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2022}}</ref> | In May 2022, it was discovered that DuckDuckGo's privacy browser allowed Microsoft trackers on third-party websites due to a search syndication agreement with [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Lawrence |title=DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |website=Bleeping Computer |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525123251/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/ |archive-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> However, this changed in August 2022 when DuckDuckGo's contract with Microsoft expired, and Microsoft's tracking was also blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinberg |first=Gabriel |title=More Privacy and Transparency for DuckDuckGo Web Tracking Protections |url=https://spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-and-transparency/ |website=Spread Privacy: The Official DuckDuckGo Blog |date=5 Aug 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805185059/https://spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-and-transparency/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2022}}</ref> | ||
===Political censorship ('' | ===Political censorship (''2022'')<!-- Updated the time of incident to what the source is saying -->=== | ||
DuckDuckGo's owner announced that the search engine would be de-ranking websites deemed to spread Russian misinformation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kan |first=Michael |title=DuckDuckGo to Down-Rank Sites Associated With Russian Disinformation |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation |website=PCMag |date=10 Mar 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310194537/https://uk.pcmag.com/software-services/139164/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation |archive-date=10 Mar 2022}}</ref> | DuckDuckGo's owner announced that the search engine would be de-ranking websites deemed to spread Russian misinformation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kan |first=Michael |title=DuckDuckGo to Down-Rank Sites Associated With Russian Disinformation |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation |website=PCMag |date=10 Mar 2022 |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310194537/https://uk.pcmag.com/software-services/139164/duckduckgo-to-down-rank-sites-associated-with-russian-disinformation |archive-date=10 Mar 2022}}</ref> | ||