“We often hear of confusion that private browsing mode enables anonymity on the web, but this finding demonstrates that Google tailors search results regardless of browsing mode.” “We saw that when randomly comparing people’s private modes to each other, there was more than double the variation than when comparing someone’s private mode to their normal mode,” DuckDuck Go continued. In fact, it’s simply not possible to use Google search and avoid its filter bubble. These tactics simply do not provide the anonymity most people expect. “Private browsing mode and being logged out of Google offered very little filter bubble protection. Moreover, enabling private browsing mode did little to affect how search results could vary from user to user. As part of its findings, DuckDuckGo noted that participants saw search results that were unique to them. “These editorialized results are informed by the personal information Google has on you (like your search, browsing, and purchase history), and puts you in a bubble based on what Google’s algorithms think you’re most likely to click on,” DuckDuckGo said in a blog post outlining its privacy research study. DuckDuckGo claimed that Google is using personal information - ranging from search and browsing history to online purchases - to tailor search results in what the competitor calls “Google’s filter bubble.”
Google is disputing a study released by competing privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo that claims the search giant is tracking users across the internet in order to deliver personalized search results, even when incognito mode is enabled.
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