DuckDuckGo, a search engine, and browser that has been synonymous with privacy and data protection for years, launched a new feature that captures one of the most common pop-up advertisements on the web, Sign in with Google.
Some sites produce this Google pop-up, such as Reddit (opens in new tab), Zillow (opens in new tab), and Booking.com (opens in new tab), that are frequently led to this Google pop-up when they load a website for the first time.
There is a new feature that captures one of the most common pop-up advertisements on the web, Sign in with Google by DuckDuckGo, a search engine, and browser that has been synonymous with privacy and data protection for years.
Aside from providing a privacy-focused search engine, DuckDuckGo also offers email services, mobile apps, and extensions designed to protect data in the browser. There is also an attempt to produce a standalone web browser, which is currently in beta and is only available for Mac computers.
To present the user with a “cleaner and more privacy-sensitive experience,” the company announced that its updated mobile apps and Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Edge extensions will take out all the disruptive and misleading pop-ups from its mobile apps and browser extensions.
Signing in with Google is blocked by DuckDuckGo
Moreover, DuckDuckGo says that it does more than just remove annoying pop-ups.
The company announced the change in a press release. This was because Google would be able to track users without them realizing if they allowed Google to link their accounts to their browsing history. A lawsuit (opens in a new tab) against Google's collection of browsing history, cookies, and other website data has been filed to stop them from collecting this information.
According to DuckDuckGo, Google can potentially pitch this to web developers as a 'win-win' as it will allow them to display more relevant, targeted ads, increasing revenue for their websites. Consequently, Google allegedly collects a vast amount of information throughout its operations.
DuckDuckGo for Android, iOS, and Mac are all available for you to use right now, along with our Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge extensions.
