DuckDuckGo launches a new email protection service to remove trackers. At the same time it gives you the opportunity to receive an email address '@duck.com'
The machine searchto him Internet DuckDuckGo σχεδιάζει να ξεκινήσει στο εγγύς μέλλον μια υπηρεσία προστασίας email που θα περνά όλα τα εισερχόμενα email μέσα από τους διακομιστές του με σκοπό στο να εμποδίσει τις εταιρείες διαφημίσεων να κατασκοπεύουν τα εισερχόμενά σας. Θα λειτουργεί δηλαδή παρόμοια με την υπηρεσία του Mozilla Firefox relay.
The new possibility of protecting the company's email provides users with a free "otidipote@duck.com" style email address, which will forward emails to your regular inbox after analyzing their content for trackers and of course removing them. DuckDuckGo will also extend this feature with unique, disposable forwarding addresses that can be easily created in Browser for mobile or via browser extensions.
DuckDuckGo personal email is intended to be given to your friends and contacts you know, and disposable addresses will serve wherever you sign up for free trials, newsletters or anywhere you suspect may sell your email address. So if the email address has been compromised, you can easily turn it off.
The company has a reputation for security and privacy since it has been running the corresponding one so far DuckDuckGo search engine focusing on the privacy of its users.
Email trackers exist in more than 70 percent of mailing lists, according to a 2017 study. Once implemented, they allow advertisers to understand when you open email, where you are when you open it, and what device usesth. Disabling trackers prevents the creation of a hidden personal advertising profile.
The new feature of DuckDuckGo starts in beta and is expected to come normally in a few weeks. The users who will make one Free DuckDuckGo email account here, they will be notified of the start of the service (currently an invitation is needed to create an email). DuckDuckGo users can only join the waiting list by downloading the official DuckDuckGo app for iOS or Android. You can find the option at region Settings > Email Protection (beta).
The company is also working on a browser for desktop with, which will focus on privacy, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.
a little guide on how to make e-mail in the service would be quite useful.