In May, privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo came under fire from the community for
DuckDuckGo announced that it will increase protection againstMicrosoft trackers. Starting next week, the browser will expand the list of third-party tracking scripts that will be blocked. Among them will be Microsoft scripts. The update will affect the DuckDuckGo apps for iOS and Android, as well as browser extensions.
The company also promised to open itsa list of blocked trackers so that people can check for themselves which tools are blocked and which are not. In addition, DuckDuckGo stated that viewing ads in the browser is anonymous because "Microsoft has made a commitment not to profile users on clicks."