DuckDuckGo is now blocking one of Google’s most annoying pop ups
Say no to Sign in with Google popups
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DuckDuckGo- a search engine andbrowserthat has long been associated with privacy and data protection - has announced a new feature that will block one of the most common pop ups web users are likely to see: Sign in withGoogle.
The company citesReddit,Zillow, andBooking.comas some sites that often present this Google pop-up, usually upon first loading the web pages.
It says that, with its updated mobile apps or its Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Edge extensions, users will be “spared from these disruptive and misleading pop-ups” in an effort to present a “cleaner experience and more privacy.”
DuckDuckGo blocks Sign in with Google
It’s more than just the removal of annoying pop-ups, though, according toDuckDuckGo.
In a press release, the company explained that allowing Google to link your account to browsing history is yet “another way for Google to track users without them realizing”, to the point that alawsuitagainst the collection of browsing history, cookies, and other site data has been created.
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DuckDuckGo reckons that Google could be pitching this to web developers as a ‘win-win’, allowing them to present more relevant, targeted ads, thus generating more revenue for the websites. In turn, Google is thought to be collecting vast amounts of data.
The update is available now on DuckDuckGo for Android, iOS and Mac, and our Firefox, Chrome, Brave, andMicrosoftEdge extensions.
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