Its blog post name-checks Omers Ventures, Thrive, GP Bullhound, Impact America Fund and WhatsApp founder Brian Acton inventor of the world wide web Tim Berners-Lee VC and diversity activist Freada Kapor Klein and entrepreneur Mitch Kapor as being among the participating investors. To wit: Non-tracking search engine DuckDuckGo has just revealed that it beefed up its balance sheet at the back end of last year with $100 million+ in “mainly secondary investment” - from a mix of existing and new investors. If you’re casually browsing without plans to leave a trace, try this.Privacy tech continues cooking on gas. On the other hand, however, it doesn’t have the same extensive rapid-response security systems adopted by its more popular competitors. For one, it automatically blocks those trackers that have become the standard for internet browsing. Secure alternative for casual browsingĪlthough the DuckDuckGo Browser is poised to be a safer, more private alternative to the mainstream options, it still has ways to go. However, the biggest weakness of this online alternative is its weaker protection against malware and other forms of ransomware.

Usually, when you search for a term or product, it starts appearing as an app. It doesn’t feature personalized ads as with other browsers. In terms of ads, it still features advertisements that help the team generate profit. It also offers a built-in password manager not shared with other browsers and a similar email protection capability. Instead of other browsers requiring you to go into settings and choose which information to delete, DuckDuckGo makes the same feature possible with only the Fire Button. It also makes it easier to clear the users' digital footprint. You can remove your login information, records of visits, and transactions on the internet with just a single button. The community and developers behind the project also continue testing and checking the app, making sure it covers more websites with succeeding updates. This leaves websites unable to trace or monitor your behavior and information as you visit their sites.

As mentioned, it rejects cookies whenever possible. DuckDuckGo Browser retains its team’s ideals of valuing user privacy at every turn.

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