Search engine and web browser DuckDuckGo, Android for users data friendly announced an application. This tool of the company, Apple’It’s like the privacy-focused ‘Transparency in Application Tracking’ system. As you may remember, Apple especially with this system Facebookgave him a headache. Because thanks to the system, Apple users are now partially protected from personalized ads, which prevents social media giants from serving you ads using your data.
A similar stepApp Tracking Protection‘, we learn that DuckDuckGo also does it. So, what features does it come with and who will it be open to?
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DuckDuckGo‘s new tool aims to prevent apps from tracking user data. The Verge’According to the news, this vehicle Android for its users. The system gives users the option to disable data tracking within apps.
This DuckDuckGo tool is not an update for all Android phones. It was also not available as a separate download. Because only DuckDuckGo privacy-focused browser app integrated. But it will work on your device.
When using your phone when you activate the tool vehicle, in the background it will work. The system detects that an application is about to send data to a third-party tracker and blocks it. In addition, this DuckDuckGo tool provides a real-time view of where your data is going, as well as any trackers the tool has blocked.
However, the company says that the new tool in question is a virtual private network (VPN), although it will act as your device’s VPN. This is because the vehicle a local VPN connection to use. In its statement, the company emphasized that this tool has a significant difference from VPN. In this regard, “Our tool is different from VPNs. Because it never routes application data through an external server.” said.
Stunning data found by DuckDuckGo!
Meanwhile, DuckDuckGo has made important findings during the testing phase. Accordingly, over 96 percent of the most popular free Android apps have third-party trackers that most users don’t know about. In addition, 87 percent of these applications to googlewhile 68 percent FacebookThey discovered that it was sending user data to .
Finally, the tool is currently in beta. However, you can also be included in the list by registering. To register, you need to download DuckDuckGo from the Google Play Store and open the application. And then ‘Privacy Sectionin ‘Settings‘a and ‘App Tracking ProtectionClick . Ultimately, ifJoin the Private Waiting ListYou must select . However, the company has announced that it is gradually introducing this feature to more and more people each week.