The DuckDuckGo app is your ultimate tool for comprehensive online privacy protection at the push of a button. With a single free download, you gain access to an everyday private Internet browser that seamlessly safeguards your search and browsing activities, extending protection to the emails you receive and the apps you use. Many of these protective features are not default offerings in the most popular web browsers.
Key Features of the DuckDuckGo app
- Search Privately by Default:
- DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, allowing you to browse the web without being tracked.
- Block Tracking Cookies While Browsing:
- Prevent most 3rd-party Internet cookies from tracking your online activities.
- Escape Website Trackers Before They Load:
- Automatically halt the loading of most hidden trackers (3rd-party scripts) to prevent companies from collecting and using your personal data. Utilize advanced tracker-blocking technology – 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection.
- Automatically Enforce Encryption:
- Force many visited sites to automatically use an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, shielding your data from Wi-Fi snoopers and network onlookers.
- Block Email Trackers (Beta):
- Block over 85% of email trackers in messages sent to Duck Addresses (@duck.com). This prevents tracking of when you open a message, your location at that time, and the device you were using.
- Protect Your Privacy in Other Apps:
- Block hidden app trackers in other apps, day or night, with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection locally on your device without collecting personal data.
- Escape Fingerprinting:
- Prevent companies from creating a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine specific information about your web browser and device settings.
- Block Tracking Cookies:
- Prevent most third-party cookies from tracking you as you browse online from website to website.
- Additional Protections:
- Enjoy protections not available in most Internet browsers, including defense against link tracking, Google AMP tracking, and more.
Everyday Privacy Controls
- Tap Fire Button, Burn Data:
- Clear your tabs and browsing data swiftly with our Fire Button.
- Global Privacy Control (GPC):
- Signal your privacy preference with GPC, helping you express your opt-out rights automatically by informing websites not to sell or share your personal information.
Note on 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection
Our 3rd-Party Tracker Protection is comprehensive but continually evolving. It currently does not stop bat.bing.com requests on the advertiser’s website following DuckDuckGo ad clicks, as DuckDuckGo private search advertising is in partnership with Microsoft.
Unleash the full power of online privacy, all with the ease of a single download. Get DuckDuckGo today and discover a web where you, not your data, are in control.
