It was brushed under the carpet then due to various overlapping reasons.
In easier words, it transfers the users browsing data to one of its servers without the users consent.
Reminds me the good ol' “don’t be evil”.
The issue :https://t.co/99AgRxfJn5The (re-)answer, this morning :https://t.co/TIThLXvK13
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We use an internal favicon service because it can be complicated to locate a favicon for a website.
They can be stored in a variety of locations and in a variety of formats.
The service understands these edge cases and simplifies retrieval within our apps and our search engine.
At DuckDuckGo, we do not collect or share personal information.
Thats our privacy policy in a nutshell.
Furthermore, they have also stated the usage policyaddressing the uncertainty over Favicons,in their privacy policy section.
Also ReadDuckDuckGo banned by the Indian Government
What is the norm?
That has been the norm since Internet explorer, the online window which introduced favicons.
W3 also states itfor favicons, which sets the web standards for the Internet.
DuckDuckGo has committed an update to fix the issue soon.
source: www.techworm.net
