Security News > 2022 > December > DuckDuckGo now blocks Google sign-in pop-ups on all sites
DuckDuckGo apps and extensions are now blocking Google Sign-in pop-ups on all its apps and browser extensions, removing what it perceives as an annoyance and a privacy risk for its users.
A standalone web browser is also in the works, currently in beta and only available for macOS. The company announced today that all its Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Microsoft Edge apps and browser extensions will now actively block Google sign-in prompts displayed on sites.
"See our testing in the attached image which shows Google is collecting data on sites when signed in with Google. For example, on investing.com, many requests are made to https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?," DuckDuckGo told BleepingComputer.
As DuckDuckGo believes these are privacy risks, it has resorted to taking the rather aggressive approach of blocking Google sign-in prompts, never giving users the option to take up the tech giant's offer.
The same applies to the DuckDuckGo browser for macOS, where the Google blocking feature is built into "Protection," and there's no option to disable it unless you disable all privacy protections.
Even though DuckDuckGo made this change to block alleged privacy threats, it will likely cause issues who use Google sign-in on websites as they will no longer be able to log in.