[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 21, 2022

• ‘Got a New Streamer on Prime Day? Change These Privacy Settings Now [cnet.com]
  Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV are often collecting data on what you stream and tracking it from behind the scenes, reports Sarah Lord. She identifies the settings to change if you want more privacy.
• Google Targeted in Fresh Eu Consumer Groups' Privacy Complaints [reuters.com]
  Consumer groups in eight countries are taking action against Google due to personal data harvesting practices. "The language Google uses at every step of the registration process is unclear, incomplete, and misleading," said the The European Consumer Organization, BEUC.
• New Internal Documents Show Tech Giants Pushing Out Competitors [politico.com]
  Internal documents from Google and Amazon show new examples of how the companies favor their own products over competitors’, reports Josh Sisco.

And finally…

• DuckDuckGo, Others Warn Big Tech Will Attempt to Weasel Out of New Fair Play Rules [techradar.com]
  Alongside Ecosia and Qwant, we've outlined a roadmap for how to improve the user experience online so people can more freely and easily choose the search engine and browser they want.

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