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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Yeah. People can avoid all this nonsense by installing one simple app... Duck duck go browser.

You don't have to use the browser. It just sits in the background quietly blocking tracking requests from other apps.

It's absolutely horrifying on first use to see how egregious tracking is.

[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

That's not how it works. Apps cannot access the traffic of other apps, let alone decrypt it. There is no way DDG Browser does what you claim it does. They do not even claim that themselves.

EDIT: Unless, of course, it works as a VPN, which apparently it does.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It does in fact do what they claim it does, by functioning as a VPN.

You should probably try the app first before talking out of your ass.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Crazy that I've been downvoted for offering factual help, while the comment which is provably incorrect is up voted

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