Reviews for DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection by DuckDuckGo
Review by Publius Maximus
Rated 1 out of 5
by Publius Maximus, 3 years agoDDG has never been able to secure my trust. I am an IT professional who has rigorously tested dozens of search engines. My five favorites are: Brave, MetaGer, Mojeek, Qwant, and Swisscows -- none of which are hosted in the USA. DDG is nearly as insecure as Google or BIng.
DDG's lack of transparency in operating policies, blocking trackers, yet allowing some trackers (anonymous or not) without clearly informing users destroys trust and credibility.
https://thenextweb.com/news/duckduckgo-microsoft-tracking-sparks-backlash
If you read the entire DDG policies, you will discover that they pass data to affiliates eBay and Amazon.
DDG's lack of transparency in operating policies, blocking trackers, yet allowing some trackers (anonymous or not) without clearly informing users destroys trust and credibility.
https://thenextweb.com/news/duckduckgo-microsoft-tracking-sparks-backlash
If you read the entire DDG policies, you will discover that they pass data to affiliates eBay and Amazon.
Developer response
posted 3 years agoHi, we have a help page that explains our web tracking protection in detail. If you're interested, you can check it out here: https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy/web-tracking-protections/ Also, many of our products are open source so you can look into them for yourself.
2,343 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by John peterson, 9 days agojust a combination of privacy badger and firefox relay. but it eaven works better.
i like it, 5 stars from me! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19584744, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Angelica, 19 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by kevin🌎, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 6801012, a month agoTook me way too long to figure out this was quietly breaking site functionality for me.
Yes, that can happen with privacy protection tools.
But unlike the other tools I use to block trackers, it doesn't allow me to opt-out for specifc sites, nor does it report what it blocks.
That lack of end-user transparancy and control is a red flag. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19173908, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19221936, 2 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Hellingher, 2 months agoefficient by minimalism in settings
more advanced control could be appreciate - Rated 5 out of 5by Lilith D. Bracken, 2 months agoThis extension is great for keeping your searches and browsing more private. It blocks trackers and prevents sites from collecting unnecessary data while you browse. Everything works automatically in the background, so you don’t have to adjust settings constantly. It makes searching and visiting websites feel safer and cleaner, and it’s a simple way to protect your privacy without extra hassle.
- Rated 3 out of 5by displayName, 2 months agoI had this installed for a few years, since recently it breaks, i.e. removes a range of essential button panels on my university website.
- Rated 2 out of 5by ForgottenUmbrella, 3 months agoincredibly stupid that you need to install a whole extension just to generate email aliases
- Rated 5 out of 5by Thomas, 3 months agoI love this, a combination with Firefox and DuckDuckGo has some privacy, try it!
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 19437660, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Spude, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Owlando, 4 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by minneyb.BITeC/OtisRef, 4 months agoCertain domains that you are not letting track any of my IP/TCP information. What good is that when they need that information?
- Rated 3 out of 5by Brahvim, 4 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by porquilho, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by nolan, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18498576, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Tepco, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ Π ΦΟΡΤΣΑΣ, 5 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 19098892, 5 months ago