The search syntax is very similar to Google’s, so if you’re familiar with that you won’t need to learn much. Just be sure to support DDG by sharing it with friends. But if you want to disable them, you can do so under Settings->General->Advertisements. DuckDuckGo doesn’t monetize its users’ data, so it’s essentially ad-supported. Region search can be toggled on and off and even changed per search (see the dropdown at the top of any results page). You can also specify a region, which will then prioritize results from that region in your searches.

These include theme and appearance settings and things like default safe search settings. Once you have it set as your default search engine, you’ll be able to use the URL bar in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and others to search DuckDuckGo directly, just like you were with the (probably) default Google search engine. InstallationĭuckDuckGo has guides for adding the search engine to all of your browsers. DuckDuckGo operates its own Tor Exit Enclave. You can also add a proxy site, or even combine DuckDuckGo with Tor for ultimate privacy. This is a significant step in reducing the amount of profiling companies can do. The biggest deal is that DuckDuckGo stops your searches from being aggregated and logged with personal identification information. To understand why you should be using a search engine like DuckDuckGo, read about the Filter Bubble and DuckDuckGo’s Privacy statement.

And while Google does some cool tricks, DuckDuckGo does some even better ones. If you don’t already have the scoop, it’s the search engine that can serve as a complete replacement for Google (and Bing and whatever else you like), except it respects your privacy and security. This post is not paid for (or even authorized by) DuckDuckGo.īy now I’m sure you’ve heard of DuckDuckGo around the web (and I’ve been mentioning them for years). Disclosure: DuckDuckGo has sponsored this site in the past.

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