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Microsoft advertising scripts controversy

DuckDuckGo's handling of Microsoft advertising scripts and privacy concerns

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Jan 31, 2026
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What data flows to Microsoft when using DuckDuckGo search as a proxy?

When serves search results it proxies requests to its partners and says it does not retain personal identifiers with search terms; partners (including for ads) receive proxied content and — in the cas...

Jan 18, 2026
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What exactly was the Microsoft exception in DuckDuckGo's tracker policy, and how has DuckDuckGo explained or changed it?

DuckDuckGo’s “Microsoft exception” was a limited carve-out in its browser and extensions that allowed certain Microsoft-owned tracking scripts to load on third‑party websites, a condition DuckDuckGo s...