You can download the app for yourself straight from the Google Play Store, or install it as a browser extension in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ![]() That’s why the browser extension is so helpful - it’s available for Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari - so you won’t need to stop using your preferred browser in order to still get the features. While these features are certainly helpful, not everyone will be willing to ditch their current browser. When you visit a website, DuckDuckGo will show you which trackers are being used, and give the website a so-called “privacy grade,” with A being the best and F the worst - all based on the trackers and encryption being used. The app and extension don’t just block ad tracking, they’ll also report back on it. ![]() If a website has an encrypted version that you’re not being automatically redirected to, the extension and app will help make sure that’s where you end up. The mobile app is especially nice to use. For starters, if you visit a website with ad network tracking - which is most of them - the app and extension will block that tracking. DuckDuckGo delivers the same search results to every user since it’s not curating unique searches for each user based on their search history, interests, and web history. Other than that, searching with DuckDuckGo is the same as with any other search engine you enter a word or phrase, hit Search and it does its thing. There are a few ways that the app and browser extension help in keeping your browsing private. “Except, instead of a nosey neighbor, it’s a vast array of highly sophisticated tracker networks, run by big companies like Google and Facebook, recording everything you do online, often without your knowledge, and selling their findings to the highest bidder via targeted ads.” ![]() “It’s hard to use the Internet without it feeling a bit creepy – like there’s a nosey neighbor watching everything you do from across the street,” said DuckDuckGo in its blog post.
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