Notices by DuckDuckGo (duckduckgo@botsin.space)

Another day, another reason to stop using Google.

"The complaint... centers around the allegation of unlawful and intentional interception and collection of confidential data even when the user has followed Google recommendations to prevent this."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/15/google-still-tracks-app-users-when-theyve-opted-out-privacy-lawsuit-alleges-class-action-firebase-data-tracking/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1284847209834479621

By default Gmail is scanning your bills for use in Google Search when you type in 'when should I pay a bill'

@ourmaninjapan says, “if they’re collecting this, what else are they collecting...?" 🤔
@alixlangone on how to turn it off: http://money.com/money/5652229/when-should-i-pay-my-bill-google/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1170695030685753345

Afraid that you'll miss out if you #deleteFacebook?
What if quitting could help you reduce your online purchases by 43% in 5 months because ads stop stalking you?

That's what happened to @bxchen, and he made it through FOMO-free. Achievement unlocked! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/technology/personaltech/facebook-deleted.html

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1113437746763370498

Many apps like Holister, Expedia, & Air Canada use "session replay" to record screens to see how users interact, but @zackwhittaker found that this practice is rarely mentioned in privacy policies & can inadvertently expose sensitive data. https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1101131660299550721

About 30% of apps in the Google Play Store contact Facebook at startup & the tools FB provides to developers often transmit personal info, like user-specific Advertiser IDs.

Most developers asked didn't realize this wasn't anonymous, reports @cwarzel. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/apps-are-revealing-your-private-information-to-facebook-and

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1079388387000418305

HUGE new NYT investigation about location data. Your whereabouts (home, school, church), pulled from apps on your phone, then sold to advertisers and even hedge funds. A weather app is doing an alarming amount more with your data than providing a forecast. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html?smid=tw-share

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/satariano/status/1072065309501202432

Images in emails can be used to track you by allowing the sender to determine when you read them.

Here's a tip to avoid this: Check your email service's settings and switch off the display of external images by default.

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1067067200274661377

Here's an important reminder from @ProtonMail to protect your kids online, with useful tips such as updating your children's security settings & enabling 2FA. https://protonmail.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-childrens-privacy-online/

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1054006137106939904

"A number of police forces... have warned that thieves are targeting owners of high-end bikes through social media to identify where they are kept."

Cyclist or not, we support @roadcc's advice such as not sharing high-end purchases or location publicly. https://road.cc/content/news/248798-cyclist-who-had-five-bikes-stolen-says-thieves-are-looking-quick-times-strava

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1051469424090329088

DuckDuckGo fun fact: it took us seven years to reach 10 million private searches in one day, then another two years to hit 20 million, and now less than a year later we're at 30 million! Thank you all #ComeToTheDuckSide https://duckduckgo.com/traffic

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1050382261978324992

DuckDuckGo is hiring! Join our growing remote team and help us raise the standard of trust online. Open roles are up (or soon to be) in:
• Design
• Growth
• Mobile engineering
• Frontend engineering
• Backend engineering
• Finance
• DevOps

https://duckduckgo.com/hiring/ 

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1047483187759403008

Do we store your location history, even when you've asked us not to?

Nope.

Do we even know your location history?

Nope.

#ComeToTheDuckSide

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1040597789280022530

Google is tracking you probably more than you think.

Our Founder & CEO, @yegg, details the depths of their tracking, why they're doing it, & how to reduce your Google footprint: https://www.quora.com/What-does-Google-know-about-me/answer/Gabriel-Weinberg

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1039873015075536896

After Google was found tracking location history despite it being turned off, they've now changed their help page to say "some location data may be saved" even when off. Huh?

A class-action lawsuit has now been filed for this misleading behavior. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/did-google-violate-users-privacy-when-it-secretly-kept-location-data/

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1034799588769718275

Android users, are you passing your old device on to someone else? @jdbiersdorfer gives a friendly reminder to sign out of all accounts & perform a full factory reset beforehand. Just be sure to backup your device first.

Her step-by-step guide is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/personaltech/scrub-android-tablet.html

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1032262872569729026

Beware of apps and extensions purporting to protect your privacy but that are really spyware.

@techradar investigates a bunch found to be tracking users & @ay_meshkov offers this good advice: "Never install anything made by a developer you don't trust." https://www.techradar.com/news/spyware-laden-privacy-extensions-and-apps-affect-over-11-million-users

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1026464663817605125

We're hiring for a Remote Senior Mobile Application Developer to join our Mobile Team! Join us in raising the standard of trust online by improving our private search and browsing apps.

Apply here: https://duckduckgo.applytojob.com/apply/kUiNaeTmTr/Remote-Senior-Mobile-Application-Developer?source=Tw

All open positions here: https://duckduckgo.com/hiring 

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1025377516251373568

The @EFF declares Gmail's "Confidential Mode" is not actually confidential and therefore a "misleading" name, much like "Incognito Mode" is misleading because it is not actually incognito.

Use @GPGTools or other end-to-end encryption for secure email. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/07/between-you-me-and-google-problems-gmails-confidential-mode

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1024652721582997505

We strongly recommend tweaking the privacy settings on your Smart TV to prevent invasive tracking of what you do with your TV.

@whitsongordon offers instructions to disable these so-called "features" on the most popular TV brands. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/smarter-living/how-to-stop-your-smart-tv-from-tracking-what-you-watch.html

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1023927946657050624