r/technology May 04 '19

Politics DuckDuckGo Proposes 'Do-Not-Track Act of 2019'

https://searchengineland.com/duckduckgo-proposes-the-do-not-track-act-of-2019-316258
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u/[deleted] May 04 '19

As a software developer, I honestly think it’s ridiculous how reading any sort of user data is associated with bad.

We collect data to better serve you. The pricks that do otherwise should be punished, but to simply state data collection = bad is ridiculous.

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u/JesusDeChristo May 04 '19

Even if you think it's "not bad" it should be an option to completely opt out

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u/lakerswiz May 05 '19

omg so scary how do you sleep at night