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Crash Course

Privacy Mythbusting #5: I own my personal information. (Not as much as you think.)

When you sign up for a website, you’re often presented with a “Terms of Service” that outlines how your data is collected and used. But, did you know that all that information

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Crash Course

Privacy Mythbusting #4: I can’t be identified just by browsing a website. (If only!)

When we first released our study on private browsing modes, a lot of people were shocked to see that websites could still track them even when they blocked cookies and used private browsing

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Crash Course

Privacy Mythbusting #3: Anonymized data is safe, right? (Er, no.)

Companies often tell you that sharing your data is safe because they “anonymize” it by first removing or obfuscating your personal information. However, this depersonalization leads to only partial anonymity, as companies still

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Crash Course

Privacy Mythbusting #2: My password keeps me safe. (Not necessarily!)

If you’ve ever used the same password on more than one website, then your accounts may be compromised due to data leaks. Once a hacker gets your login information from a single

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Crash Course

Privacy Mythbusting #1: Nobody else cares about privacy! (Umm, yes they do.)

More and more people care about their online privacy. Not only that, more people are taking action to protect it.

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Privacy Research

Privacy Goes Mainstream: People Take Action As Privacy Risks Increase

Most people say they are concerned with online privacy, but do they care enough to take action? We polled US adults to find out...

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Encrypt Your Devices

How to encrypt your Mac, Windows PC, iPhone and Android, to keep your data and privacy safe.

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Your Privacy on Linux

Easy steps to protect your data on Linux such as Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch, etc. Use these steps to improve privacy and security.

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Privacy on Windows 7

Easy steps to protect your data on Microsoft Windows 7. Use these steps to improve privacy and security.

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Your Privacy on Windows 10

Easy steps to protect your data on Microsoft Windows 10. Use these steps to improve privacy and security.

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Your Privacy on Mac

Easy steps to protect your data on macOS or Mac OS X. Use these steps to improve privacy and security.

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Crash Course

Who Decides What Websites You Visit?

Recently there’s been a lot of justified outrage over “fake news” and the fact that many people are living in an echo chamber online. Companies like Google use your profile to filter

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Your Privacy on Android

Easy steps to protect your data on Android. Use these steps to improve privacy and security on your phone, tablet, TV and other devices.

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4 min read
Crash Course

Is Your Data Being Sold?

In our last blog post, we showed how to delete your Google Search History. This limits the information that Google has for its advertisers. But, they likely still have an advertising profile on

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Crash Course

Have You Deleted Your Google Search History Yet?

Recently we posted about how ads track you across the net and showed you how to save enough money to adopt a pony! #ChildhoodDream Unless you use a private search engine, like DuckDuckGo,

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Device Privacy Tips

How to Protect Your Privacy on iOS (iPhone & iPad)

Easy steps to protect your data on iOS (iPhone and iPad). Use these tips to improve privacy and security on the go.

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4 min read
Crash Course

Are Ads Costing You Money?

We recently posted how ads can track you across the net, but did you know that ads can actually cost you money?! Retailers are increasingly charging “personalized” or “dynamic” prices based on your

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Crash Course

Are Ads Following You?

We recently wrote a post about how “private browsing” modes aren’t really private. They still let websites track you across the net. But why all this tracking? Let’s take the prime

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Crash Course

Tracking in 'Incognito' or Private Browsing Mode?

It may surprise you that ads can still follow you around in “Incognito” and other “private browsing” modes. That’s because Incognito mode isn’t really private. Incognito mode only deletes your local

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DuckDuckGo News

2017 DuckDuckGo Donations: $400,000 to Raise the Standard of Trust Online

At DuckDuckGo, our vision is to raise the standard of trust online. To that end, for our seventh year we are making donations to organizations that share a similar vision. We are lucky

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DuckDuckGo News

10 Billion Private Searches & Counting!

At DuckDuckGo, our vision is to raise the standard of trust online, and in service of that vision, our mission is to be the world’s most trusted search engine. We are proud

  • Gabriel Weinberg
    Gabriel Weinberg
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DuckDuckGo Q&A

Is there a simple privacy law that actually makes sense?

Yes! Despite all the protestations you hear from Big Tech, there is a simple privacy law that makes sense without destroying the tech industry. Let me explain, but first, for context if you’

  • Gabriel Weinberg
    Gabriel Weinberg
4 min read
Español

DuckDuckGo VS Google: la guía definitiva

Compartes tus secretos más íntimos con tu buscador sin darte cuenta: asuntos médicos, económicos y personales, junto a otras cosas más corrientes que te definen como persona. Toda esa información personal debería ser privada, pero para Google, no lo es.

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DuckDuckGo Q&A

What are the biggest tracker networks and what can I do about them?

When you visit a website, you are of course observable by the site itself, but you are also observable by third-party trackers that the site embeds in its code. You might be surprised

  • Gabriel Weinberg
    Gabriel Weinberg
4 min read
Opinion

What if We All Just Sold Non-Creepy Advertising?

The big ad-tech companies know how to sell ads without damaging privacy, but they choose not to.

  • Gabriel Weinberg
    Gabriel Weinberg
4 min read
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