Consider incoporating DuckDuckGo new tracker radar data into Ghostery blocklists

[ghost]

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DuckDuckGo latest web crawler can find new trackers quite well. I already opened issues at AdGuard, EasyList and Disconnect

https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/58396

https://github.com/easylist/easylist/issues/5646

https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection/issues/199

Apple picked it to be used by its latest privacy report Safari tool, and I have found trackers in DDG data sets that were not included in EasyList, AdGuard filters or Disconnects`s. I know that Ghostery uses some of these lists so chances are that some trackers ( particularly fingerprinters ) are not catched by Ghostery

https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1275473734397317120

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[yokoffing]

@a-privacy-conscious-user, can you link where Apple said that they're using DDG as the basis for their tracker blocker in Safari? I have heard others say this, but I haven't actually looked at where Apple disclosed this.

@remusao & @christophertino: Just as an FYI, the Vivaldi browser also incorporates the DDG tracker blocker. I have the URL to the list that they use https://downloads.vivaldi.com/ddg/tds-v2-current.json. It should be super simple to throw into Ghostery either by securing Ghostery's own URL for DDG's list or just co-opting Vivaldi's.

[ghost]

Sure! I posted a twitter link where DuckDuckGo themselves say it. In addition I have the beta software where Safari in the UI in the privacy report says it themselves too. You can also see the screenshot in the tweet I posted

I`d like to point out that they use DuckDuckGo trackers data not to block trackers (that is handled by ITP) but to indetify them in the privacy report feature

[ghost]

The Vivaldi browser DOES use DuckDuckGo data to BLOCK trackers/ads

[ghost]

I would also like to link to this reply from AdGuard CTO on this subject because I believe it is something to consider https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/58396#issuecomment-654655433

[yokoffing]

Sure! I posted a twitter link where DuckDuckGo themselves say it.

Ah. Thank you!