DuckDuckGo

At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and our browser is free — we make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection. Available to download on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

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How DuckDuckGo Helps You Seamlessly Take Back Your Privacy

Many people believe that they can't do anything to protect their privacy online, but that's not true. There actually is a simple way to dramatically reduce online tracking.

In this video, we'll show you how our privacy protection tools help you seamlessly take back your privacy.

At DuckDuckGo, we think the Internet shouldn't feel so creepy and getting the privacy you deserve online should be as simple as closing the blinds.

DuckDuckGo Private Search | Apps and Extensions Privacy, simplified.

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Protect your personal data with the push of a button By @getaloadageo 

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New DuckDuckGo Research Shows People Taking Action on Privacy

The results of our latest research are clear: not only are privacy concerns widespread, but people are taking real actions to protect their privacy online.

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Why Your Privacy Is Worth More Than You Think

Most people now know companies like Google and Facebook collect and sell your data. Yet some people still think, “So what? I have nothing to hide.” Here’s five compelling reasons to tell them why your privacy is worth more than you think!

If you’re ready to take steps to protect your data, we’re here to help. At DuckDuckGo, we think the Internet shouldn’t feel so creepy and getting the privacy you deserve online should be as simple as closing the blinds.

DuckDuckGo Private Search | Apps and Extensions 

Privacy, simplified.

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"I think people tend to think it’s a less of a problem because a lot of sites automatically redirect you to an encrypted version now, though a lot of sites also still don’t... We wanted to give people a more comprehensive privacy solution no matter where the internet takes you."

Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo's founder and CEO

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Welcome to the Big Data Bistro — Where You Are the Menu

Ever feel like Big Companies are "dining out" on your personal info at an all you can eat buffet? 

That's because Big Data Companies like Google and Facebook track you. Everywhere. On any device. Whether it's during that #guilty #binge #watch... or while you're buying a surprise gift for Mother's Day... or even, *cringe*, when you're fast sleep, your data's on the menu. But it doesn't have to be. Take back your privacy on every device with DuckDuckGo's apps and extensions — Privacy, simplified.

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A free, new tool can keep companies from tracking you online

Exclusive: Browser makers can and will use a carefully created and now freely shared list of companies that track your online activity.

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Setting A New Standard of Trust Online By @joshlafayette

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How to Live Without Google: Alternatives That Protect Your Privacy

Google tracking is more pervasive than most people realize. We show you some alternatives to Google services to limit your exposure.

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Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google is influencing what you click

Does Google show you different search results based on your personal info, even when signed out and in so-called "incognito" mode? We ran a study to find out.

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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.

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Nothing Can Stop Google. DuckDuckGo Is Trying Anyway.

In late November, hotel conglomerate Marriott International disclosed that the personal information of some 500 million customers — including home addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers —…

This, in a nutshell, is DuckDuckGo’s proposition: “The big tech companies are taking advantage of you by selling your data. We won’t.” In effect, it’s an anti-sales sales pitch. DuckDuckGo is perhaps the most prominent in a number of small but rapidly growing firms attempting to make it big — or at least sustainable — by putting their customers’ privacy and security first. And unlike the previous generation of privacy products, such as Tor or SecureDrop, these services are easy to use and intuitive, and their user bases aren’t exclusively composed of political activists, security researchers, and paranoiacs. The same day Weinberg and I spoke, DuckDuckGo’s search engine returned results for 33,626,258 queries — a new daily record for the company. Weinberg estimates that since 2014, DuckDuckGo’s traffic has been increasing at a rate of “about 50 percent a year,” a claim backed up by the company’s publicly available traffic data.

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About

Tired of being tracked online? We can help. DuckDuckGo is a free browser you download to your mobile and desktop devices. Unlike Chrome, the DuckDuckGo browser has privacy built in, including our private alternative to Google search that doesn't spy on your searches, our best-in-class tracker blocker that blocks cookies and creepy ads that follow you around, and more.

We've been an independent company since our founding in 2008. Our mission is to make getting privacy simple and accessible for everyone. Join tens of millions of people who rely on DuckDuckGo’s free all-in-one privacy solution to help take control of their online privacy.

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Five Reasons to Avoid Google & Facebook

1. H y p e r - Targeted Ads — Already sounds creepy, right? These are those ads that follow you around the web, offering you deals on products you searched for a month ago.

2. Propaganda & Discrimination — These ads go beyond merely selling us stuff. They slice and dice us into small groups and target us with misleading messages, with the goal of influencing our political opinions and actions.

3. Filter Bubbles — This manipulation goes beyond just ads. Search results and news feeds are endlessly optimized and tailored to deliver you the results that, surprise surprise, you are likely to engage with the most. Why? Because it's more lucrative for Google and Facebook. But when you personalize the facts, you distort reality.

4. Surveillance — Whether you're searching, browsing, purchasing, or simply wandering about IRL, companies like Google and Facebook are logging a history of your behavior, forever. They share a lifetime's worth of your data with advertisers and leverage your history to enable surveillance by corporations and governments... That's just plain wrong.

5. It's a Bad Deal — Google and Facebook are among the most profitable companies in the world. They built their empires off of our personal information. Your personal information is your business. Period.

Take back your privacy on every device with DuckDuckGo's apps and extensions — Privacy, simplified.

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We should opt into data tracking, not out of it, says DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg

On the latest Recode Decode with Kara Swisher, Weinberg explains why it’s time for Congress to step in and make "do not track" the norm.

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(source: vox.com)

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Privacy: As Simple as Closing the Blinds

By @sashakatz

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A Majority of Americans Don't Know Facebook Owns Instagram

In a survey of random U.S. adults, we found approximately half of Americans do not know that Facebook owns Instragram or Google owns YouTube.