Note: If you want to use DuckDuckGo on Windows 10 or 11 PC, The DuckDuckGo setup.exe for windows is not available. DDG uses more than 400 for its result including Bing, Yelp, Yahoo!, Yandex, or crowded sources like Wikipedia and its own web crawler(The DuckDuckBot). Apart from the personal nature of the equation, it provides search results entirely on the merits of the engine.ĭuck Duck Go is the most powerful search engine that accentuates Protecting the privacy of searchers and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. But DDG doesn’t do that, it doesn’t save your search history or collect your personal data and this search engine is intended to provide the same search results as the searcher. Many search engines like Bing and Google use your personal information and history to refine search results, This is done to help increase advertising revenue. It distinguishes itself by adopting more standards than quantity. Best of all, you don't need to know much about data to make it work and stay safe.DuckDuckGo (DDG) is an alternative & safest internet search engine and web browser owned and run by Gabriel Weinberg. With this plugin, privacy is possible in the modern web. Privacy for everyoneĭuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials puts responsible data practices in the hands of the people. However, if you're into data privacy and tracking, ditching Google for alternatives like DuckDuckGo, Startpage or Searx is a start. It's optional, and also available without the app. The extension further lets you switch your default search engine to DuckDuckGo, which doesn't track user data. Clicking on the 'Data Practices' element takes you to an explanation for the site's grade. Every site you visit gets its own letter grade, representing how much control they take over your data. Best data practicesĪnother great feature of DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is the Site Privacy Grades. Sites without HTTPS will still connect through HTTP, though. This makes sharing sensitive digital data much safer, such as when you pay online with your credit card. When you activate the plugin, your browser will default to HTTPS connections over insecure HTTP connections.
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