simple to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years agoDuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows nowwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkDuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows nowwww.theverge.comsimple to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square9linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaremixaginlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoCouldn’t find the answer around the web, but here’s their blog post about the browser! https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-browser-open-beta/
minus-squareudadulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoIt uses Microsofts WebView2, which is chromium. Also it neither block ads nor support any extension.
minus-squareNoxventolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoBut why? That seems stupid. Who wants privacy and ads shown?
minus-squaretimespacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoIt’s still in beta. Extension support is coming, it’s in the article in OP.
minus-squarescutigerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoAh, but it has a privacy-friendly alternative to blocking ads: not blocking ads!
minus-squareChocoTaco@forum.basedcount.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoIt looks like it’s fully in house. They say it’s not a fork of any browser and that everything was made by their team
Is it Chromium based?
Couldn’t find the answer around the web, but here’s their blog post about the browser!
https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-browser-open-beta/
It uses Microsofts WebView2, which is chromium. Also it neither block ads nor support any extension.
But why? That seems stupid. Who wants privacy and ads shown?
It’s still in beta. Extension support is coming, it’s in the article in OP.
Ah, but it has a privacy-friendly alternative to blocking ads: not blocking ads!
It looks like it’s fully in house. They say it’s not a fork of any browser and that everything was made by their team