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>You’re not affected if (and only if)

...

>You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile

How does choice of search engine protect from this?

> How does choice of search engine protect from this?

I don’t use android or either of those browsers but my guess is that either block the tracking pixel from loading in the first place or they’re more locked down on what they allow websites to reach out to (aka no Localhost access).

I'm not asking about browsers, I'm asking about a search engine. How could a search engine block a tracking pixel? You click a link in the search engine and go to a website. The search engine can't control the website after you go there, can it?

DuckDuckGo and Brave have browsers on Android

Are you being intentionally obtuse? Read the quote again,

>You’re not affected if (and only if) ...

>You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile

The article says search engine, not browser.

I think they meant our browser.

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