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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago

DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers

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DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months ago

Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.

Curious about everyone’s thoughts on this.

Archive link : https://archive.is/Ql81V

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I’m… Not exactly sure. They severed their connection with the OneRep company but say they still want to provide subscriptions.

If you think that’s wild, just wait until you look up what their FakeSpot subsidiary sells to advertisers…

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