Privacy Pinpoint: DuckDuckGo

Privacy Pinpoint: DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine to popular search engine Google. Although saying "Google it" is easier said than "search it on DuckDuckGo", this search engine is pretty great for many reasons:

  1. It yields amazing search results
  2. They don't store your personal information - EVER (Google obviously does)
  3. Since they don't use/store your personal information, they don't follow you around with ADS!
  4. Zero tracking occurs whether you're in "Private" browsing mode or not
  5. They have an awesome feature called bangs(!) which are search shortcuts for popular websites, check them out!

For those of you interested, just go do a quick search (on DuckDuckGo!) for "Google breaks privacy", and get ready to read articles all day long. If you're interested at all in your privacy online, try using DuckDuckGo and other services that have your best interest in mind rather than their bottom line. Pro Tip: follow the money trail - you'll figure out rather quickly which companies are on your side.