Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ...
by bad-apple on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:00AM
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What would a browser even need a backend for? The only valid use that I can think of is Google's Safe Browsing list, but if ad blocking can be implemented totally on-device, surely that can, too?
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Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ...
by jeltz on Thursday July 02, 2020 @06:00AM
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The use case I was going to suggest was a safe browsing list. Possibly also something like Have I been Pwned. So, yes, there are valid reasons to have a backend but they are very narrow and privacy is key when building them.