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DuckDuckGo News

EFF Adopts DuckDuckGo HTTPS Dataset

We’re proud to announce EFF is switching to the DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption dataset in their HTTPS Everywhere extension, which automatically upgrades to secure website connections when possible.

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DuckDuckGo News

Use the DuckDuckGo Extension to Block FLoC, Google’s New Tracking Method in Chrome

Google has created a new tracking mechanism called FLoC, put it in Chrome, and automatically turned it on for millions of users. It's bad for privacy, which is why we're now blocking it in the DuckDuckGo extension.

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Privacy Research

Most Browser Tracking Protection Doesn't Actually Stop Tracking by Default, but We Can Help

To really stop cross-site trackers, you have to prevent them from actually loading in your browser, which is a critical blocking feature that we provide in our all-in-one privacy browser extension & mobile browser.

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DuckDuckGo News

Global Privacy Control (GPC) Enabled by Default in DuckDuckGo Apps & Extensions

Global Privacy Control (GPC), the setting exercising your legal right to opt-out of the sale & sharing of personal data, is now enabled by default in the DuckDuckGo app & extension.

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DuckDuckGo News

Open Letter to European Commission: Request for Trilateral Meeting among Google, the EC, and Alternative Search Engines to Improve Search Preference Menu

We're calling for a trilateral meeting among Google, the European Commission, and alternative search engines to address the many flaws in Google's preference menu for Android phones in the EU.

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Opinion

Dear Google: We Agree Search Competition Should Be "Only 1 Click Away" – So Why Is It 15+ on Android?

Google claims search competition is “only one click away.” So why does it take fifteen+ clicks to make DuckDuckGo Search or any other alternative the default on Android devices?

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DuckDuckGo News

Plan Your Route Privately: DuckDuckGo Now Has Driving & Walking Directions

We're excited to announce a big step forward with the introduction of route-planning directions on DuckDuckGo Search – private, as always.

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DuckDuckGo News

DuckDuckGo Founding Member in Global Privacy Control (GPC) Standards Effort

We're proud to announce the launch of Global Privacy Control (GPC), a new standard to put privacy protection in the hands of consumers.

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Privacy Research

As Predicted, Google’s Search Preference Menu Eliminates DuckDuckGo

Google's search preference menu auction, as we predicted, has resulted in DuckDuckGo being eliminated, making it harder for people to get simple privacy.

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DuckDuckGo News

New in iOS 14: Simple Everyday Privacy with DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser

New in iOS 14, Apple now allows people to set certain browsers as the default browser (other than Safari), and DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is now an approved default browser.

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DuckDuckGo News

2020 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations: $750,000 to Organizations Around the World

In our tenth year of charitable donations, our continued growth has enabled us to increase our donations to $750,000.

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Privacy Research

Google Search Mobile Market Share Likely to Drop Around 20% through Search Preference Menus

How to increase competition in the search engine market? Our new research shows that 24% of people in the US, 24% in the UK & 17% in Australia would choose a non-Google search engine when given the chance to express their preference on their mobile phones.

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Opinion

Search Preference Menus: Google Auction Ignores Screen Size and Scrolling

New data showing that restricting the number of search engine options in search preference menus is unnecessary and harmful to competition.

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DuckDuckGo News

Better Privacy for Vivaldi Users, Thanks to DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar

We're delighted to announce the Vivaldi browser has incorporated DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar, resulting in easy, effective tracker protection for its users.

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Opinion

Working from Home? Consider These Privacy-Focused Tools

As a remote-first Internet privacy company, we firmly believe that working outside of a traditional office setting should not compromise your privacy. To that end, we’ve rounded up privacy-respecting tools, and important settings, that you can confidently utilize while you’re working remotely.

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Opinion

Working Remotely for the First Time? Here Are 5 Tips From Our All-Remote Team

In the wake of COVID-19, many people are suddenly working remotely. At DuckDuckGo, we’ve always been a remote-first company, so we wanted to take a moment to share helpful tips and words of encouragement, directly from some of our staff.

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Privacy Research

The Risky Business of Charging Your Phone in Public

It has become commonplace to find free USB charging stations in many public areas, from airports to hospital waiting rooms. While this seems like a thoughtful accommodation, a quick recharge from a USB port in a public setting could actually put your data at risk of being stolen.

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Opinion

Search Preference Menus: No Auctions Please

As Google’s search preference menu for Android goes live in the EU, sadly search options are decided by a Google-designed pay-to-play auction, prioritizing their profits over your choices. Here's why the auction model should be thrown out.

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DuckDuckGo News

DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar Exposes Hidden Tracking

DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar is a best-in-class, automatically-generated data set about trackers that we've made available for research and generating block lists.

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Privacy Research

The Hidden Privacy Risk in Note-Taking Apps

Saving private information to an unencrypted note-taking app is a largely unknown, everyday privacy risk that almost half of Americans are engaging in. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.

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Opinion

Search Preference Menus: Improving Choice With Design

Google’s search preference menu for the European Union is designed in a way that undercuts the very reason it was created, making it harder than necessary for people to choose a non-Google search engine alternative. We propose user-tested design improvements.

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Device Privacy Tips

Protect your privacy in 2020 in 5 simple steps

Resolve to take back control of your personal data online with these few quick steps, and protect your privacy in 2020.

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DuckDuckGo News

Your Connection is Secure with DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption

A detailed look at how DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption protects your privacy. Pinterest is now using the technology, and the code is now open source.

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DuckDuckGo News

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials for Safari: Tracker Blocking & Privacy Dashboard

We're delighted to announce that DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is now available for Safari users, helping even more people get the privacy they deserve.

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Privacy Research

Search Preference Menu Immediately Increases Google Competitors’ Market Share by 300-800%

Could a search engine preference menu significantly increase competition in the search market? We conducted research to find out.

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