Reviews for DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection by DuckDuckGo
Review by Firefox user 13707739
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 13707739, 8 years agoBad tracking protection!
It doesn't block lots of trackers.
* Nope, no extension conflicts.
* I didn't look numbers. I took into account just what your own extension detailed as blocked. And sadly, your extension didn't catch several trackers.
* I read your extension uses something from EasyList + something from Disconnect + something from you. Well, something went wrong, and nope, your extension doesn't catch trackers and webgarbage as other extensions catch. Your extension has a poor tracking protection.
It doesn't block lots of trackers.
* Nope, no extension conflicts.
* I didn't look numbers. I took into account just what your own extension detailed as blocked. And sadly, your extension didn't catch several trackers.
* I read your extension uses something from EasyList + something from Disconnect + something from you. Well, something went wrong, and nope, your extension doesn't catch trackers and webgarbage as other extensions catch. Your extension has a poor tracking protection.
Developer response
posted 8 years agoWould it be possible to reach out to us directly to better understand what is going on? You can email open at duckduckgo.
We are using the same filter lists as other extensions in addition to our own changes, and so we should be blocking similarly and are in all our tests. If you’re not seeing that it could be because you have multiple blocking extensions installed and we are not seeing those requests. In any case, would love to get to the bottom of it if you don’t mind reaching out.
We should also point out you shouldn’t look at numbers because one thing we did to be more informative is group requests into tracker networks. So, for example, if there were 50 trackers from the same network, it would only count as 1 tracker network blocked, but we block all 50 requests.
We are using the same filter lists as other extensions in addition to our own changes, and so we should be blocking similarly and are in all our tests. If you’re not seeing that it could be because you have multiple blocking extensions installed and we are not seeing those requests. In any case, would love to get to the bottom of it if you don’t mind reaching out.
We should also point out you shouldn’t look at numbers because one thing we did to be more informative is group requests into tracker networks. So, for example, if there were 50 trackers from the same network, it would only count as 1 tracker network blocked, but we block all 50 requests.
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Yes, that can happen with privacy protection tools.
But unlike the other tools I use to block trackers, it doesn't allow me to opt-out for specifc sites, nor does it report what it blocks.
That lack of end-user transparancy and control is a red flag. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19173908, 2 months ago
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more advanced control could be appreciate - Rated 5 out of 5by Lilith D. Bracken, 2 months agoThis extension is great for keeping your searches and browsing more private. It blocks trackers and prevents sites from collecting unnecessary data while you browse. Everything works automatically in the background, so you don’t have to adjust settings constantly. It makes searching and visiting websites feel safer and cleaner, and it’s a simple way to protect your privacy without extra hassle.
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- Rated 2 out of 5by ForgottenUmbrella, 3 months agoincredibly stupid that you need to install a whole extension just to generate email aliases
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