From a report: The desktop browser includes the same built-in protections we've seen already featured in DuckDuckGo's mobile apps, combining DuckDuckGo's search engine, defenses against third-party tracking, cookie pop-up protection, and its popular one-click data clearing 'Fire Button.' Some additional features have been added to the browser (version 0.30) since its original announcement. Designed for privacy, the app was announced back in April as a closed beta, but is now available for all Mac users to try before its official public launch. DuckDuckGo calls this a !Bang shortcut and there are thousands to quickly access with various search engines or to directly find products on popular shopping sites.DuckDuckGo is rolling out its web browsing app for Mac users as an open beta test. DuckDuckGo email is similar to Apple’s Hide My Email, providing an address that redirects to your actual account and which can easily be switched off if overrun with spam.ĭuckDuckGo’s browser defaults to using the DuckDuckGo search engine, although you can choose whichever you prefer or use an exclamation point followed by a “g” to direct a search to Google without having to retype your query. Duck Player is included and prevents YouTube from using ad tracking, cookies, and recommended videos. Many more features than that have been added. The top feature of DuckDuckGo’s browser has always been a convenient Fire button in the upper right corner of every window that burns up browser history, cookies, web caches, and visited URLs keeping your privacy safe with a single click, even on a shared computer. Now the DuckDuckGo browser is available for your Mac computer as a public beta. Fitbit Versa 3ĭuckDuckGo is a relatively well-known alternative to the dominant Google search engine but it also makes a DuckDuckGo web browser for iPhone and Android phones that places your privacy and security first.

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