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Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ... by fierarul on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:45AM (#23712524)
> That said, I want to be clear that we did not and have not collected any personal information here.

So, you do collect information just not the kind you would classify as 'personal information'. I wonder if my personal domain with my full name qualifies?

There is no way this feature would be created in a company built on privacy considerations.

Like, wow!

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Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ... by orisho on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:59AM (#23712647)
Sure it could. A junior programmer aware of the values but not the repercussions could easily overlook this without any malice or disregard for privacy.
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Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ... by fierarul on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:04AM (#23712691)
Right, let's blame the intern game.

Didn't that server endpoint need an upkeep? Didn't they wonder why it's getting all the traffic? Maybe they were DDOSed or something?

Multiple people in that company knew exactly what they were doing.

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Re:DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits ... by worble on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:05AM (#23712693)
> So, you do collect information just not the kind you would classify as 'personal information'. I wonder if my personal domain with my full name qualifies?

Considering they have operations in the EU, I would imagine that would fall under what the GDPR considers personal information (https://gdpr.eu/eu-gdpr-personal-data/), or risk being in breach of it.

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