However, with DuckDuckGo’s App Tracking Protection, you can let the app function in full but cut all communications to third-party data purveyors. If you were to block location services, the app wouldn’t work as expected.

For instance, most apps require location tracking to make use of certain app features. What makes this feature preferable over blocking tracking entirely is that it allows apps to function as normally, without impeding their feature sets.

The detection suite is based on DuckDuckGo’s data set, which is pretty comprehensive at this point. As long as the feature is enabled, AppTracking Protection will detect when any app on your device is gearing up to send your data out to tracking companies. The feature was previously on a waitlist basis, allowing for only a few users to check the function out.

With the intention of giving more users worldwide the ability to stop apps from tracking them, DuckDuckGo is bringing the App Tracking Protection tool for Android into open beta. DuckDuckGo – a web-search tool turned browser that is famous for putting privacy above all else – is releasing a new App Tracking Protection feature for Android users, now available in beta. You could confidently say that just about every app on your phone is tracking you in some way – that’s just a side effect of modern tech.

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