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DuckDuckGo beefs up scam defense to block fake stores, crypto sites
The DuckDuckGo web browser has expanded its built-in Scam Blocker tool to protect against a broader range of online scams, including fake e-commerce, cryptocurrency exchanges, and "scareware" sites.
- June 19, 2025
- 08:00 AM
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DuckDuckGo blocked in Indonesia over porn, gambling search results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been blocked in Indonesia by its government after citizens reportedly complained about pornographic and online gambling content in its search results.
- August 02, 2024
- 12:16 PM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Microsoft Copilot fixed worldwide after 24 hour outage
After over a 24-hour outage, Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide, with no information released as to what caused the problem.
- May 24, 2024
- 01:59 PM
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Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search
A massive Microsoft outage in some regions affects Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo.
- May 23, 2024
- 04:44 AM
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DuckDuckGo launches a premium Privacy Pro VPN service
DuckDuckGo has launched a new paid-for 3-in-1 subscription service called 'Privacy Pro,' which includes a virtual private network (VPN), a personal data removal service, and an identity theft restoration solution.
- April 11, 2024
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DuckDuckGo browser gets end-to-end encrypted sync feature
The DuckDuckGo browser has unveiled a new end-to-end encrypted Sync & Backup feature that lets users privately and securely synchronize their bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings across multiple devices.
- February 14, 2024
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DuckDuckGo browser for Windows available for everyone as public beta
DuckDuckGo has released its privacy-centric browser for Windows to the general public. It is a beta version available for download with no restrictions.
- June 22, 2023
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DuckDuckGo launches AI-powered search query answering tool
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has launched the first beta version of DuckAssist, an AI-assisted feature that writes accurate summaries to answer users' search queries.
- March 08, 2023
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DuckDuckGo now blocks Google sign-in pop-ups on all sites
DuckDuckGo apps and extensions are now blocking Google Sign-in pop-ups on all its apps and browser extensions, removing what it perceives as an annoyance and a privacy risk for its users.
- December 22, 2022
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DuckDuckGo now lets all Android users block trackers in their apps
DuckDuckGo for Android's 'App Tracking Protection' feature has reached open beta, allowing all Android users to block third-party trackers across all their installed apps.
- November 16, 2022
- 08:00 AM
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DuckDuckGo for Mac enters public beta, now available to everyone
Mac users can now try the privacy features in the DuckDuckGo browser as the app has entered the beta stage of development.
- October 18, 2022
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DuckDuckGo opens its privacy-focused email service to everyone
DuckDuckGo has opened its 'Email Protection' service to anyone wishing to get their own '@duck.com' email address.
- August 28, 2022
- 10:06 AM
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DuckDuckGo browser now blocks all Microsoft trackers, most of the time
DuckDuckGo announced today that they will now be blocking all third-party Microsoft tracking scripts in their privacy browser after failing to block them in the past.
- August 05, 2022
- 08:00 AM
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Chrome browser extension lets you remove specific sites from search results
The uBlackList browser extension lets you clean up search results by removing specific sites when searching on Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and other search engines.
- June 18, 2022
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DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement
The privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser purposely allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract between the two companies.
- May 24, 2022
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DuckDuckGo down-ranks sites spreading Russian propaganda
The DuckDuckGo web search engine is now demoting websites known to spread Russian propaganda following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the company's founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg.
- March 11, 2022
- 12:09 PM
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Privacy-focused Brave browser records massive growth in 2021
The privacy-focused web browser Brave continues to grow rapidly as the company reached 50 million monthly active users for the first time in 2021.
- January 05, 2022
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Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 46% in 2021
The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly, with the company now averaging over 100 million daily search queries and growing by almost 47% in 2021.
- December 26, 2021
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DuckDuckGo's new email privacy service forwards tracker-free messages
DuckDuckGo is rolling out an email privacy feature that strips incoming messages of trackers that can help profile you for better profiling and ad targeting.
- July 20, 2021
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Vivaldi, Brave, DuckDuckGo reject Google's FLoC ad tracking tech
Makers of Vivaldi and Brave web browsers have rejected Google's new privacy-preserving proposal called FLoC, which is meant to replace third-party tracking cookies across websites on browsers, including Chrome.
- April 14, 2021
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