@simple to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoDuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows nowwww.theverge.commessage-square9arrow-up139arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@mixaginlinkEnglish3•1 year 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-square@udadulinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoIt uses Microsofts WebView2, which is chromium. Also it neither block ads nor support any extension.
minus-square@NoxventolinkEnglish1•1 year agoBut why? That seems stupid. Who wants privacy and ads shown?
minus-square@timespacelinkEnglish4•1 year agoIt’s still in beta. Extension support is coming, it’s in the article in OP.
minus-square@scutigerlinkEnglish1•1 year agoAh, but it has a privacy-friendly alternative to blocking ads: not blocking ads!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year 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