Why do apps such as the DuckDuckGo browser or Signal seem to try to protect my own data from me?

This is a general pattern that occurs in various security- and privacy-conscious applications…
The DuckDuckGo browser, for example, won’t let me show my browsing history. It does seem to store it, however, since it shows visited links in… Continue reading Why do apps such as the DuckDuckGo browser or Signal seem to try to protect my own data from me?

Microsoft Bing Outage is Impacting Copilot, DuckDuckGo, And Other Services

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is currently experiencing an outage that’s also affecting services relying on the Bing API such as DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT.
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DuckDuckGo Announces Privacy Pro Subscription

DuckDuckGo is bundling three new privacy services into a single subscription called Privacy Pro that costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.
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My Favorite New Apps of 2023 (Premium)

I went into this article knowing full well that 2023 was a year of change and that I would have lots of new apps to write about. And then I actually looked, and even I was surprised by the amount of change I’ve made. There is no doubt that I have start… Continue reading My Favorite New Apps of 2023 (Premium)

DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android is Now Available

One year after it launched in open beta, DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android is now generally available.
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I’ve Been Using DuckDuckGo Search for Two Weeks and the World Didn’t End (Premium)

Two weeks ago, I configured DuckDuckGo as the default search engine in Brave, which promptly synced that setting to all my PCs. This isn’t the first time I’ve experimented with an alternative—meaning, non-Google—Internet search provider, of course…. Continue reading I’ve Been Using DuckDuckGo Search for Two Weeks and the World Didn’t End (Premium)