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DuckDuckGo
@DuckDuckGo
Independent online privacy company with browser, search engine, and optional AI.
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    @DuckDuckGo
    Jun 2
    People don't want AI forced on them. DuckDuckGo lets you choose. The result? Since Google's AI overhaul, our U.S. installs peaked yesterday at 76% above the pre-announcement average, and we broke our single-day search record. 🔥 It's not a blip, it's a movement. Fire Google.
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Mar 15, 2021
    After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it. 
 Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search engine. We would know (our app is both in one).
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Jan 27, 2018
    If you ever get asked why you should use DuckDuckGo instead of Google, here's a definitive answer by @yegg:
    quora.com
    Why should I use DuckDuckGo instead of Google?
    Answer (1 of 351): Step one: Do a search on Google, try something local like “hardware store.” Look at the results, measure your satisfaction: I note that Google indeed understood that my intent...
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Oct 27, 2021
    Google wants you to think "Incognito Mode" is private. It's not. Google still tracks you. Every Google search and most sites you visit, too. Had enough? Use DuckDuckGo. We don’t track you. Ever.
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Mar 27, 2018
    Please keep in mind that if you #deletefacebook or disengage or reduce usage (the more the better), FB trackers still lurk on about 25% of web pages off of FB. You still need a tracker blocker extension/app, like the one we offer on all major platforms:
    Download DuckDuckGo for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
    From duckduckgo.com
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Nov 23, 2022
    Google's privacy settings cannot be trusted. They're settling a lawsuit over allegations of misleading users, secretly recording their movements even after location tracking had been turned off, and offering that data to marketers to sell advertisements.
    npr.org
    Google pays nearly $392 million to settle sweeping location-tracking case
    "Google has prioritized profit over their users' privacy," said Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum of Oregon, one of 40 states to bring the case. "They have been crafty and deceptive."
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Dec 5, 2022
    This brings European fines against Meta to more than $900 million since last fall. A better way to protect data? Don't collect it in the first place. cnn.com/2022/11/28/tec…
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Oct 11, 2021
    Google complies with invasive "keyword warrants" that identify anyone who searched for a term. @iblametom reports: forbes.com/sites/thomasbr… DuckDuckGo doesn't have any search histories by design and, bc of that, has had 0 search warrants (of any kind) since our founding in 2008.
    Exclusive: Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Searched A Sexual Assault...
    From forbes.com
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Jul 9, 2021
    Back in January we shared a story from @themarkup about Facebook recommending political groups to users, despite their promises not to, "specifically to stop amplifying divisive content". We're not surprised that they've yet to stop.
    After Repeatedly Promising Not to, Facebook Keeps Recommending Political Groups to Its Users – The...
    From themarkup.org
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Jun 3, 2020
    Incognito mode isn't private. It never was. DuckDuckGo is private. Will always be. cnet.com/news/google-fa…
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Dec 10, 2020
    "FB’s takeover of the social networking market has inflicted a very specific harm on consumers: It has forced them to accept ever worse privacy settings," says @DinaSrinivasan. @GiladEdelman on how privacy erosion on FB led to the U.S. antitrust case:
    The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case
    From wired.com
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Dec 16, 2020
    Yet again (we've lost count at this point), Google was caught tracking people without their consent. This time by France and fined 120M.
    techcrunch.com
    France fines Google $120M and Amazon $42M for dropping tracking cookies without consent | TechCrunch
    France's data protection agency, the CNIL, has slapped Google and Amazon with fines for dropping tracking cookies without consent. Google has been hit
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Feb 3, 2021
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is being sued by Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) for failing to respond to requests re: their "data hoovering practices," tapping into US citizenship applicants' social media accounts. @swodinsky reports.
    DHS Sued Over Its Social Media Surveillance Tactics
    From gizmodo.com
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    DuckDuckGo
    @DuckDuckGo
    Jan 4, 2021
    "You should take steps to limit Facebook’s data collection. While you can shave the money FB makes selling ads targeted to your interests, this tactic isn’t as effective as spending less time—or no time at all—on the service." We're team #DeleteFacebook.
    Giving Facebook less data is a good idea. Even better: Just use it less
    From fastcompany.com