technology·Technologybysimple DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows nowhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23769084/duckduckgo-browser-windows-downloadOpen linkView original on lemmy.world38Comments9Reply
leodude lemmy.worldnot interested - any browser based on chromium is going to force manifest V3 and stop supporting ad-blockers. firefox with ublock is the way to go, for me. I like their search engine tho.4Reply
mmixagin replylemmy.worldCouldn't find the answer around the web, but here's their blog post about the browser! https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-browser-open-beta/3Reply
uudadu replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesIt uses Microsofts WebView2, which is chromium. Also it neither block ads nor support any extension.2Reply
sscutiger replylemmy.worldAh, but it has a privacy-friendly alternative to blocking ads: not blocking ads!1Reply
Noxvento replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyBut why? That seems stupid. Who wants privacy and ads shown?1Reply
ttimespace replylemmy.worldIt’s still in beta. Extension support is coming, it’s in the article in OP.4Reply
CChocoTaco replyforum.basedcount.comIt looks like it’s fully in house. They say it’s not a fork of any browser and that everything was made by their team1Reply
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Never forget what they did on the Android browser.
not interested - any browser based on chromium is going to force manifest V3 and stop supporting ad-blockers. firefox with ublock is the way to go, for me. I like their search engine tho.
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.
Ah, but it has a privacy-friendly alternative to blocking ads: not blocking ads!
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.
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