Google's widespread tracking across the web
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Google's widespread tracking across the web
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Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#2This title is highly misleading, implying that Google tracks DuckDuckGo searches directly, which isn’t true. It also reinforces a conspiracy theory that we’re owned by Google, which also of course isn’t true. Kindly please change it to be more accurate about Google analytics and other Google trackers on websites you may visit.
We’ve been sounding the alarm about Google analytics, tag manager, and other Google trackers for years and why we started making our own extensions and browsers to block them and provide more comprehensive protection. On our homepage and everywhere else we can we try to get people to install those to get that additional protection, which you can compare here: https://duckduckgo.com/compare-privacy
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
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Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#4Let's face reality: as soon as you browse the internet, you will be tracked and identified. Here are just a few data points used for fingerprinting:
IP address, User-Agent string, Referrer URL, Requested URL, Language, Locale, Screen resolution, Time zone, System time, Installed fonts, Installed plugins, Cookie data, Browser fingerprint, Canvas fingerprint, WebGL fingerprint, AudioContext fingerprint, Mouse movements, Click paths, Keyboard input timing, History sniffing, DNS queries, Destination IP addresses, HTTP traffic content, HTTPS metadata (host, SNI, timing), MAC address, Query parameters, Session ID, Login status, User account info, Geolocation (via IP), Geolocation (via browser API), Page interaction data, Time on page, Scroll behavior, Clicks, Form submissions, Browser type, OS type, Network provider, Client ID (\_ga cookie), Session ID, Timestamp, Pages visited, UTM parameters, Interaction events, Google Ad ID, DoubleClick cookie (IDE), Cross-site behavior, Cross-device behavior, Inferred demographics, Mouse tracking, Scroll depth, Video interactions, Audio interactions, Session replay, Keystroke logging, Facebook login status, Pixel events (Meta, LinkedIn, etc)
If you want to avoid that, you need to make a real effort (not just using DuckDuckGo). The Tails operating system might be a good place to start.
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#5No they don't. My PiHole and uBlock Origin stops it.
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#6Let's face reality: as soon as you browse the internet, you will be tracked and identified. Here are just a few data points used for fingerprinting: IP address, User-Agent string, Referrer URL, Requested URL, Language, Locale, Screen resolution, Time zone, System time, Installed fonts, Installed plugins, Cookie data, Browser fingerprint, Canvas fingerprint, WebGL fingerprint, AudioContext fingerprint, Mouse movements…
How is the MAC collected?
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#7Isn't DDG a Bing wrapper?
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#8Let's face reality: as soon as you browse the internet, you will be tracked and identified. Here are just a few data points used for fingerprinting: IP address, User-Agent string, Referrer URL, Requested URL, Language, Locale, Screen resolution, Time zone, System time, Installed fonts, Installed plugins, Cookie data, Browser fingerprint, Canvas fingerprint, WebGL fingerprint, AudioContext fingerprint, Mouse movements…
How is the MAC collected?
The WLAN AP collects that. They really track you (they being the AP and Google).
You may assume that they collude, or not.
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#9Isn't DDG a Bing wrapper?
It does lots of things itself, and gets lots of other things from Bing.
Re: Google's widespread tracking across the web
#10This title is highly misleading, implying that Google tracks DuckDuckGo searches directly, which isn’t true. It also reinforces a conspiracy theory that we’re owned by Google, which also of course isn’t true. Kindly please change it to be more accurate about Google analytics and other Google trackers on websites you may visit. We’ve been sounding the alarm about Google analytics, tag manager, and other Google tracker…
According to the link, using DuckDuckGo's browser basically eliminates the threat 100%, particularly if paired with a VPN?