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Android
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Accessibility zoom bug on Android ?
The issue should be fixed in the very latest version available. If you can try updating to version 5.181.1 (available in the Play Store or directly from https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/releases/tag/5.181.1), that should fix the issue.
- Check out "DuckDuckGo Private Browser"
- Check out "DucDuckGo Private Browser"
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⟳ 4 apps added, 72 updated at f-droid.org
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser (version 5.174.0): Privacy, simplified
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Mobile apps illegally share your personal data
We fixed this issue a long time ago.
https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/pull/878
Thanks
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What are some open source android projects that you can go to see Best practices or how they implemented stuff
DDG https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android
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looks good, but is it? "App Tracking Protection blocked 66066 tracking attempts in Reddit and 1 other app (past hour)"
DuckDuckGo isn't sending your data anywhere, it's just acting as a filter between your apps and the internet. It's open source, so you can view the code to verify it yourself, and build it to run on your phone. And rest disturbed, if it was up to sketchy stuff, it would lose a lot of what it is staking its reputation on
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Go FOSS: Information is power
Lots of things I like about the site. For one, I value that privacy has been highlighted.
They feature Firefox but it requires so much work to tweak. I feel this is a reflex recommendation though I do, very much, like that FF allows itself to be tweaked.
On the Desktop... I much prefer LibreWolf - which I didn't see listed. It is what Firefox should be.
On mobile, I prefer DuckDuckGo's Android browser. Firefox mobile comes bundled with 3 trackers! Why must you always shoot yourself in the foot, Mozilla? It's never ending.
DDG is not only open source (https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android) but it also does not have a single tracker. If that wasn't enough, it comes with a module called App Tracking Protection. It's brilliant. It blocks trackers from other apps. I cannot recommend this enough. The sheer amount of information collected from apps on your phone...
I have had apps at 30 attempts in the first few seconds and reach 1,000 tracking attempts within 1/2 an hour. Every single item - from contacts to specific location - is constantly being polled. Every app seems to be running spyware from various vendors - even my banking app.
Wall of text, time to stop. Nice site, love that it's not afraid to be technical.
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DuckDuckGo Browser Privacy Myth ?
DuckDuckGo is reputable and their browser is open source. They don't track and report the stuff they see, they just block it.
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Duck duck go is it really that private?
To be honest, I don't see any need for a DuckDuckGo browser. After their response to this issue, I personally wouldn't consider touching them. But even without that...why? Even without the horrendous privacy violation and the arrogant attempt to brush it away, is there anything DuckDuckGo's browser does that Firefox doesn't do better? I'm not aware of anything.
duckduckgo-help-pages
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DuckDuckGo Removes Search Term Syntax, leaving only the 'site:' search filter.
It restored: https://github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo-help-pages/commit/82c121b9a8ffa8b4ae635d4f50e26ebf4a16140b
- DuckDuckGo disables every search operator (minus, plus, quotes) except for the -site filter
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DuckDuckGo removed the ability to filter search results
Link: duckduckgo / duckduckgo-help-pages
There is also a (related, I assume) PR to remove the search syntax page from being published entirely[1]. It's dated December, so it may be fair to assume this has all just been documentation-publishing that hasn't been done yet, as others have posited.
[1] https://github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo-help-pages/pull/152
- What is DDGs syntax?
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Exclude Keyword from Search
When I tried just now again on a different machine, it no longer seems to work. I also found this commit on the help page which I think is where references to the other operators were removed and it's dated for march 3rd, so I think it might be that either the search site was cached somehow or it was not yet updated, which could explain why there was inconsistent behavior between users.
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DuckDuckGo browser now blocks all third-party Microsoft trackers
That's a bit of a stretch. One instance of a tracker being enabled contractually, and has been openly communicated on their website since February 2020. That's hardly their "business" now. The fact people choose not to read the information available to them and then complain when they find out later isn't DDG's problem.
- DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation
What are some alternatives?
Neo-Store - An F-Droid client with modern UI and an arsenal of extra features.
awesome-privacy - 🦄 A curated list of privacy & security-focused software and services
Subsonic - Home of the DSub Android client fork
Searx - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine
kubenav - kubenav is the navigator for your Kubernetes clusters right in your pocket.
privacybadger - Privacy Badger is a browser extension that automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
aos-AVP - NOVA opeN sOurce Video plAyer: main repository to build them all
duckduckgo-locales - Translation files for <a href="https://duckduckgo.com"> </a>
jiten-webview - jiten-webview - android webview wrapper for jiten.obfusk.dev
Yacy - Distributed Peer-to-Peer Web Search Engine and Intranet Search Appliance
Handy-News-Reader - Handy News Reader is a light and modern Android feed reader, based on Flym News Reader
duckduckgo-privacy-extension - DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension for Firefox, Chrome.