A new, potent anti-tracking technology is available for Duck Duck Go - Lotal Ghana

 A new, potent anti-tracking technology is available for Duck Duck Go

 

A new, potent anti-tracking technology is available for Duck Duck Go

• A feature called "App Tracking Protection" has been added by Duck Duck Go.
• The tracking function for the Duck Duck Go app is in beta.

 

For Android users, Duck Duck Go is launching App Tracking Protection, a new anti-tracking tool. The web search tool turned browser is well known for its privacy and security-focused features. You can use the feature through the open beta of the browser even if it isn't yet available to the general public.

 

 

 

 

You are probably already aware that the bulk of the apps on your phone track your location in some way. DuckDuckGo for Android's brand-new beta functionality for app tracking protection enables you to block third-party trackers in your apps even when you're not using them.

 

 

 

How does it function?

Once enabled, Duck Duck Go will instantly disable all hidden trackers that it can recognize as being able to be disabled across all of your apps. According to its research, a phone with 35 apps can make between 1,000 and 2,000 tracking attempts per day and get in touch with more than 70 different tracking companies.

 

 

You can now clearly see the data that trackers are typically attempting to collect thanks to App Tracking Protection, which Duck Duck Go is assisting in preventing. You can still use your apps normally with the feature turned on, and App Tracking Protection will continue to operate in the background to block trackers whenever it detects them, even while you're sleeping.

 

 

A real-time view of App Tracking Protection's findings is also provided by the DuckDuckGo app for Android, which shows which tracking networks are linked to which apps and what data they are known to gather. You will also receive automatic summaries if you have notifications enabled, the business said.

 

 

 

How do I enable Duck Duck Go's app tracking protection?

 

 

The following are the steps to enable Duck Duck Go's third-party app tracking protection:

 

 

DuckDuckGo for Android is available for download (or an update to the latest version 5.143.1).

 

 

Go to Settings and select App Tracking Protection (in the More from DuckDuckGo section).

 

 

After completing the onboarding process, which includes approving the VPN connection, you are done.

 

 

Given that iPhone and iPad users have had the capability built into the software for quite some time now, we believe that this is a particularly helpful addition for all Android users.