[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 28, 2022

• Mozilla Urges Congress to Pass Antitrust Law in Full-Page Ad [thehill.com]
  Gatekeeping tech companies should not be able to favor their own products and services over those of competitors, which is why Mozilla took out a full-page ad in The Washington Post, urging Congress to pass a key antitrust bill that aims to rein in the power of tech giants. Rebecca Klar reports.
• TikTok 'Pauses' Privacy Policy Switch in Europe After Regulatory Scrutiny [techcrunch.com]
  TikTok is once again in hot water over its privacy practices, as European regulators warn against a planned policy change that would stop asking users for their consent to run personalized ads, reports Natasha Lomas.

In case you missed it,

• 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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