

It recognizes when an app is about to send the data to a third-party tracker, and then blocks it.ĭuckDuckGo says that its version of App Tracking Transparency is better than Apple's version. The company says that even though the tool is a part of the browser, it works across all the apps. The tool comes in-built as a part of the DuckDuckGo's privacy browser app. Over 96% of the popular free Android apps contained hidden third-party trackers, says DuckDuckGo The tool, called App Tracking Protection, claims to offer "more protection" from third-party trackers on Android.


Privacy-focused search engine and browser-maker app developer DuckDuckGo has now released a tool that claims to bring Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature to all Android smartphones.
