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Spotify apparently has plans to launch another music app -- one that's more like Pandora's original service, or like a radio, if you will. The company has begun testing a playlist-based app called "Stations" for Android, and according to its Google Play listing, it plays music as soon as you launch it. You'll have to "like" tracks in the app so it can create personalized stations for you, but like Spotify's main app, Stations learns what music you prefer the more you listen. All you need to do to switch stations and automatically start playing other music is to scroll through your playlists. The listing's description reads: "When you have access to all the music in the world, finding the right thing to play can feel like a challenge. With Stations, you can listen immediately, and switching stations is simple and seamless -- no searching or typing needed. As you listen, it learns what you like and creates personalised stations that you...

DuckDuckGo has given its browser extensions and apps a boost with more features meant to protect you from prying digital eyes. To start with, they now come with a built-in tracker blocker that prevents ad networks from following you around and collecting data on what you're doing. It even lists all the hidden networks it blocks, such as Google and Facebook, which you can access when you expand that section of the updated extension/app. DuckDuckGo now also gives each website a Privacy Grade rating, which goes up after it blocks the trackers in it. So, a Grade D website will end up a Grade B -- you'll rarely see A's, because "hardly any website out there truly prioritizes your privacy." In addition to blocking trackers, the updated apps and extensions will automatically load encrypted versions of websites whenever available. They also have a new section dedicated to explaining oft-confusing privacy policies. However, it'll only be available if Terms of Ser...