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It is hard to title because people assume this is about search (when it's not, so that should be in there), and also people assume trackers get a free pass (when they do not, e.g., 3rd party cookies blocked, etc.)

Maybe something like:

Microsoft contractually prevents DuckDuckGo's browser from stopping Microsoft scripts from loading on 3rd party sites (FYI: not search related)

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“Bing search contract prohibits DDG browser from blocking Microsoft tracking scripts by default”?

> “Bing search contract prohibits DDG browser from blocking Microsoft tracking scripts by default”?

Thanks for making a definitive suggestion. I hate when someone knows something is wrong, but can't articulate what would be "right" (correct).

That's too long to fit in 80 chars but I've taken a crack at a shorter version above. Thanks!

> (FYI: not search related)

I agree with the first part of the title, but this part seems like you're going out of your way to defend yourself. The mention of "DuckDuckGo's browser" should already imply it's not search related.

The title off rip makes me think of the search. I didn’t even remember they had a browser.

What's an example of a Microsoft script loading on a 3rd party site, to help wrap my head around this?

The original example was Workplace.com embedding a LinkedIn script.

Ah, I see!

I think for transparency sake, it could be helpful to list the Microsoft trackers that were essentially white listed and therefore allowed to load on a particular site, right under the list of trackers that were blocked.

When you visit a site, a variety of scripts are downloaded and run. Some from the website you visit, some from their CDN, and some from a variety of third parties that may track what you're doing and/or provide some other functionality. Google and Facebook are the major parties involved in this from my experience, but there are quite a few different ones including Microsoft.

This is what I've gathered from running uMatrix for years.

That sounds a bit literal IMHO but I see where you're coming from at least :-)

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