• Yliaster@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Rule of thumb is to not take their word as gospel. All social media also present themselves as being concerned about your privacy when they are anything but.

    Search engine ad set-ups include trackers typically.

    • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Okay, I get it. So do you propose that we simply don’t trust any company, or do you especially mistrust DDG? If you specifically mistrust DDG, do you have a good alternative?

      If you mistrust companies in general: I get where you’re coming from, but I also think it’s highly impractical to distrust basically everyone on the Internet because you have to use their services at some point.

      I wouldn’t use DDG’s Android app, though, because it doesn’t block Microsoft trackers. Now we can debate whether this means the app doesn’t block MS trackers on MS websites or if it allows tracking on its own website (which would contradict the claim I cited above).