Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo said Wednesday it released new tools to help stop Google from snooping on Android users amid mounting attention to the big tech company’s surveillance practices.
DuckDuckGo has styled itself as a privacy-focused alternative to Google’s search product and unveiled the new tools days after Google made headlines for agreeing to pay a $391.5 million settlement to states regarding alleged inappropriate location tracking.
The new App Tracking Protection from DuckDuckGo intends to stop trackers hidden inside apps on Android devices from following users, including when people stop using the apps.
“App Tracking Protection for Android is launching into open beta today,” DuckDuckGo announced on its blog.