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A number of IP editors have repeatedly added links to the DDG TOR service portal. When clicked on by a non-signed in Tor user these come up as broken links. I have removed these because the link requires a sign-in and therefore does not comply with Wikipedia's guideline on external links which says: "external links to websites that require registration or a paid subscription to view should be avoided because they are of limited use to most readers." This link also conflicts with WP:NOTMANUAL. I have instead added a paragraph on the subject explaining what it is, using Weinberg's posting on the subject as a reference, which includes a link to the TOR service. This is, I believe, the best way to present this information, as anyone who is interested in the Tor service can quickly find it without having to have a link that for most readers will result in a broken link. Unless anyone can give a good reason to retain this link I will remove it. - Ahunt ( talk) 12:25, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
Why not list the link as plain text with a note to view to Tor article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.124.124.141 ( talk) 01:38, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be renamed into DuckDuckGo (without spaces), as that's how it shows up on the site's front page, as well as their about page: https://duckduckgo.com/about.html 76.10.141.110 ( talk) 19:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
most of the 'history' subsection is resume padding filler for the CEO that has little to do with the subject, probably either written by himself or ddg's PR team imo. i tried deleting it but it got reverted because "Ugh is not a reason to remove text". hopefully someone else will recognize this. 71.96.68.185 ( talk) 08:41, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
I've created a userbox for those who would like to have one. If anyone else wants his own, go ahead and add here. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff ( talk) 16:55, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
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I changed to https for the two urls. An IP was also listed in the infobox, but without a reference. As this is a non-standard field, is not referenced, and without justification why we should avoid DNS (here or in the article), better we err on the side of not assuming the IP is on a par with the DN (I don't know but for load balancing they may at any point switch to DNS load balancing a-la-google) -> removed and put here "|ip =
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I put a "cite needed" on the claim that it is "crowdsourced". Most of DuckDuckGo's organic search results come from Yandex or Bing, says DuckDuckGo's own blog. [1]. DuckDuckGo says they use Yahoo BOSS, which is Yahoo acting as a Bing reseller. Blekko really is "crowdsourced", with a pool of volunteer editors, but DuckDuckGo is not. -- John Nagle ( talk) 05:25, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
I moved that paragraph around today; while it is factually accurate that DuckDuckGo generates search results from Wikipedia as well as from other search engines, that isn't the most important thing about DuckDuckGo, so I put the point about the protection of user privacy first. --Amanda French 15:25, 13 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alf7e ( talk • contribs)
It now offers search results based on location and I think bookmark history regardless of no such mention in search terms. 117.199.0.182 ( talk) 13:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)Observe
Unlikely or not, this is a fact I can confirm. Source: Tried it out. 141.20.212.86 ( talk) 13:46, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
It didn't work for me when I tried it. (09:15, 30.03.2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.246.2.116 ( talk)
An unsourced addition was recently removed from this article about how searching for "!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i" will redirect you to Google Images showing various kings. I can't find a source, but I just tested it, and it's true. Can anyone find a source for this? Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 23:51, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Seeing as duckduckgo.com is now uses private domain registration in Panama, how is any of this article now relevant to duckduckgo.com itself, except via "I heard..." or "It is written that..."? I mean, technically, there is now way to tie the duckduckgo.com website to anything at all, except via a Panamanian warrant. 68.71.70.33 ( talk) 08:47, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Reference 11 links to https://www.younoodle.com/startups/duck_duck_go which ends in a 404 for me. 62.109.89.71 ( talk) 08:03, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
The article states that "DuckDuckGo offers the ability to show mostly shopping sites or mostly info (non-shopping) websites via search buttons on its home page." But I don't see these options on the site (I'm in the UK), and a Community Manager's answer on the DDG Forum suggests that the feature has been removed. Should the quoted sentence be edited out then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sroyon ( talk • contribs) 14:00, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello, everyone.
@ Ahunt: About revision #692562888: Is there a rule, policy or guideline forbidding the address?
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (
talk) 17:01, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at duckduckgo.com. Is duckduckgo still working. because firefox keeps giving me no server available, and it does it on Opera as well, any one know if it's now smoke and ash, did it burn up and blow away. 12th jan 2017 Can someone please just say yes or no, from official site team please ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.191.75.154 ( talk) 15:59, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
Partial source of page https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=DuckDuckGo+does+track+you
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So if you follow the link you arrive to
https://duckduckgo.com/l/?kh=-1&uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Farticle%2F2151527%2Fduckduckgo%2Dthe%2Dsearch%2Dengine%2Dthat%2Ddoesnt%2Dtrack%2Dyou%2Dfinally%2Dchallenges%2Dgoogle.html
that redirects you to
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2151527/duckduckgo-the-search-engine-that-doesnt-track-you-finally-challenges-google.html.
Exactly like
Google does. --
Kissg (
talk) 19:39, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
Step2.
AFAIK somebody states that DuckDuckGo's slogan is a lie. "
Can anyone find a source for this?"
At least a footnote about this phenomena would improve the article. --
Kissg (
talk) 05:20, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
Stop the press. I was wrong.
Finally I found the
explanation why DuckDuckGo applies this redirection trick. (Unfortunately it is indistinguishable from the method used by other sites to track users.) I'm really sorry. I would delete the whole section but it is no use. Thanks for your patience. --
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May 23, 2018 BeenAroundAWhile made many helpful changes, but also deleted brief sections on Voice search, bangs, privacy browser and business model, which are relevant and significant. All were cited to duckduckgo, which is a primary source. Primary sources are allowed for facts: Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "A primary source may only be used on Wikipedia to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge." Numbersinstitute ( talk) 14:08, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
When connecting to DuckDuckGo I often am directed to a site called 'DuckGo.com'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.129.107.96 ( talk) 02:17, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
Does DuckDuckGo operate a .onion mirror?
I am unable to find sources talking about this, but unreliable forum posts spread the rumor that DuckDuckGo the company operates a .onion version of its website.
Does anyone have any source to cite? I would have expected a press release, promotional statement, and media coverage. The rumors report a 2013 opening of the site. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:04, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
I believe, DuckDuckGo as several other engines on Wikipedia are wrongly labeled as search engines, rather than metasearch engines. While this might sound as a technicist, not important detail, it is in fact a clear distinguishing between engines providing full fledged crawling and query decoding and those creating added value by agregating results from other search engines. I'm willing to update the article in this way. - michal.feix ( michal.feix) 15:56, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
Hybrid search engine. Part meta part self. Greatder ( talk) 12:41, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
It's a browser DDG makes, for at least Android (not sure about other OSes). Not sure which rendering engine it's based on. It seems to be popular; the Google Play Store reports over 10 mil downloads. First released on 8 April 2011, and actively maintained (latest version, as of this writing, released 18 November 2019). Has a 4.7 out of 5 rating (with about 300,000 ratings), which is pretty remarkable. Probably worth at least a section here (and a browser-categorized redirect) if not an article. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 01:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
When you look at the size of the DuckDuckGo article -- that is to say, the obvious significance of the search engine -- it is very surprising that there's no article about its creator, Gabriel Weinberg. Apparently people have tried to write articles about him, but they keep getting deleted...why? Obviously he's significant, as the creator of a major search engine that's been around for 12 years. And there are plenty of references to him online, so objective sources aren't lacking at all. I can't imagine why Weinberg's name isn't a hyperlink in this encyclopedia. Perhaps some automated Wikipedia process is just repeatedly preventing it from happening? Chillowack ( talk) 09:02, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Particularly in this ever-increasing environment of censorship, propaganda, and corporate groupthink, consumers are increasingly interested in knowing which parent company, CEO, political organization, or multi-billionnaire controls the experience of the products they use, especially if those products are a gateway to information. Personally, I came to this article wanting to know whether indeed, as rumored elsewhere on the web, Google now owns DuckDuckGo. I would have much appreciated a section on this article devoted to who owns DuckDuckGo, who controls it, and what politics or ideologies may bias its results. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:681:4902:C610:845C:E358:AF60:3648 ( talk) 18:27, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
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170.76.243.118 ( talk) 13:18, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
yes
I got reverted. Now it is back to It uses various
API of other websites to show quick results to queries and for traditional links it uses the help of its partners (mainly Bing) and its own
crawler.
What does that even mean? There is surely a better way to word that. That unnecessary "quick" word also gives this a slightly promotional tone, in my opinion. Inferior all around. The only "not an improvement" here is the sentence quoted above. –
Novem Linguae (
talk) 04:23, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
March 10, 2022, DuckDuckGo's CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, tweeted the following:
"Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️
At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation."
Refs:
“DuckDuckGo slammed for downrating Russian search results” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/duckduckgo-slammed-for-downrating-russian-search-results
“Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo CEO, openly admits censorship” https://12bytes.org/gabriel-weinberg-duckduckgo-ceo-openly-admits-censorship/
But as we all know nobody has a monopoly on the truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.199.245.161 ( talk) 09:30, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
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"In April 2022, DuckDuckGo blocked search results for some major pirating websites, including The Pirate Bay, 1337x and FMovies."
Citation (source) was updated saying DDG never "blocked" TPB search results and they do show up normally on results if you include phrases like "pirate bay" or simply by the abbreviation "tpb". This line should be removed. KopaZ ( talk) 20:38, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
There is evidence of Duckduckgo having some Microsoft trackers in the browser. This is a form of hypocrisy as the CEO two weeks ago said " tracking is tracking" 2600:1011:B114:905:5CF4:92FF:FE43:D3CA ( talk) 00:04, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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In the introduction there's a line "Because of its anonymity, It is impossible to know how...." Change "It" to "it" (make the capital 'I' lowercase.) Panamitsu ( talk) 02:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Recently, I got a notifcation from DuckDuckGo mentioning an 'Email Protection Beta.' Should that be mentioned on the article? 104.187.66.104 ( talk) 12:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
I got a text today stating that DuckDuckGo has partnered with Google Chromb 2600:1700:4EB0:A9F0:95B7:35D:27D:2EB6 ( talk) 15:36, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
Hello @ Ahunt:, why is this unacceptable:
DuckDuckGo does not track its users. [1] [2] DuckDuckGo keeps favicons anonymous. [3] Your location is never sent to DuckDuckGo servers, even when you allow a third party to collect your geolocation. [4] DuckDuckGo offers limited third-party tracking protection, third-party cookie protection, CNAME cloaking protection, limited device fingerprint protection from third parties, link tracking removal, Google AMP replacement, and do-not-track requests. [5] DuckDuckGo connects users to regional servers based on their geolocation. [6] Captchacatcher ( talk) 02:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
References
DuckDuckGo sends device attributes, such as personal IP address, browser type, language, screen size, operating system, preferences, etc. with hosting and content providers, which can be used to fingerprint users.but this information contradicts the ref you cited which actually says
When you visit our search engine or our other websites, your device sends some information about itself automatically, like its IP address, browser type, and language, and may send additional information upon request like its screen size, operating system, and preferences. However, we only use this information temporarily to deliver content to you and, for security, to ensure you’re not a malicious bot. We don’t save your IP address or any unique identifiers alongside your searches or visits to our websites. We also never log IP addresses or any unique identifiers to disk.The text you added is wrong and needs to be removed.
..., including servers located in the Fourteen Eyes. The cited ref again says nothing about "fourteen eyes" or "five eyes". The inclusion of this is strictly original research and frankly scare mongering. There is nothing in the ref or anywhere else to indicate tat DDG is sending information to intelligence agencies, which is what you are implying. If you want to include this you need a ref for it that directly ties the search engine to this as a risk factor, otherwise it must be removed. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:25, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Keep in mind that when you visit other websites by navigating to them directly, by clicking external links on our search engine, or by using our !bang shortcuts, the privacy policies and practices of those other websites apply, including any information you submit to them. While our apps and extensions provide many safeguards against online tracking, we can’t completely protect you when you visit other websites and apps. For example, if you browse Facebook, Facebook will know what you do on their site. Our Web Tracking Protections page details how our various protections function and their limitations.If you search for Facebook it will show a link to FB, but no information goes to them unless you click on the link and connect to FB. DDG is not supplying information to FB, you are when you click on the link, then and only then will FB have your IP, etc. The statement you added,
DuckDuckGo sends device attributes, such as personal IP address, browser type, language, screen size, operating system, preferences, etc. with hosting and content providers, which can be used to fingerprint users.contradicts the cited ref. - Ahunt ( talk) 15:56, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
References
I feel it is time that the DDG browser deserves its own page with expansion on its development, platforms, versions, etc.. Is there support for this?
Enquire ( talk) 23:57, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
Agree. There are plenty of less-notable browsers that have their own articles. I just added a template to the browser section here; it auto-populated the wrong Repository, which may correct itself if this section was moved to a new article. - Pmffl ( talk) 21:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
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A number of IP editors have repeatedly added links to the DDG TOR service portal. When clicked on by a non-signed in Tor user these come up as broken links. I have removed these because the link requires a sign-in and therefore does not comply with Wikipedia's guideline on external links which says: "external links to websites that require registration or a paid subscription to view should be avoided because they are of limited use to most readers." This link also conflicts with WP:NOTMANUAL. I have instead added a paragraph on the subject explaining what it is, using Weinberg's posting on the subject as a reference, which includes a link to the TOR service. This is, I believe, the best way to present this information, as anyone who is interested in the Tor service can quickly find it without having to have a link that for most readers will result in a broken link. Unless anyone can give a good reason to retain this link I will remove it. - Ahunt ( talk) 12:25, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
Why not list the link as plain text with a note to view to Tor article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.124.124.141 ( talk) 01:38, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be renamed into DuckDuckGo (without spaces), as that's how it shows up on the site's front page, as well as their about page: https://duckduckgo.com/about.html 76.10.141.110 ( talk) 19:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
most of the 'history' subsection is resume padding filler for the CEO that has little to do with the subject, probably either written by himself or ddg's PR team imo. i tried deleting it but it got reverted because "Ugh is not a reason to remove text". hopefully someone else will recognize this. 71.96.68.185 ( talk) 08:41, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
I've created a userbox for those who would like to have one. If anyone else wants his own, go ahead and add here. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff ( talk) 16:55, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
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I changed to https for the two urls. An IP was also listed in the infobox, but without a reference. As this is a non-standard field, is not referenced, and without justification why we should avoid DNS (here or in the article), better we err on the side of not assuming the IP is on a par with the DN (I don't know but for load balancing they may at any point switch to DNS load balancing a-la-google) -> removed and put here "|ip =
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I put a "cite needed" on the claim that it is "crowdsourced". Most of DuckDuckGo's organic search results come from Yandex or Bing, says DuckDuckGo's own blog. [1]. DuckDuckGo says they use Yahoo BOSS, which is Yahoo acting as a Bing reseller. Blekko really is "crowdsourced", with a pool of volunteer editors, but DuckDuckGo is not. -- John Nagle ( talk) 05:25, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
I moved that paragraph around today; while it is factually accurate that DuckDuckGo generates search results from Wikipedia as well as from other search engines, that isn't the most important thing about DuckDuckGo, so I put the point about the protection of user privacy first. --Amanda French 15:25, 13 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alf7e ( talk • contribs)
It now offers search results based on location and I think bookmark history regardless of no such mention in search terms. 117.199.0.182 ( talk) 13:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)Observe
Unlikely or not, this is a fact I can confirm. Source: Tried it out. 141.20.212.86 ( talk) 13:46, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
It didn't work for me when I tried it. (09:15, 30.03.2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.246.2.116 ( talk)
An unsourced addition was recently removed from this article about how searching for "!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i" will redirect you to Google Images showing various kings. I can't find a source, but I just tested it, and it's true. Can anyone find a source for this? Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 23:51, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
Seeing as duckduckgo.com is now uses private domain registration in Panama, how is any of this article now relevant to duckduckgo.com itself, except via "I heard..." or "It is written that..."? I mean, technically, there is now way to tie the duckduckgo.com website to anything at all, except via a Panamanian warrant. 68.71.70.33 ( talk) 08:47, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Reference 11 links to https://www.younoodle.com/startups/duck_duck_go which ends in a 404 for me. 62.109.89.71 ( talk) 08:03, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
The article states that "DuckDuckGo offers the ability to show mostly shopping sites or mostly info (non-shopping) websites via search buttons on its home page." But I don't see these options on the site (I'm in the UK), and a Community Manager's answer on the DDG Forum suggests that the feature has been removed. Should the quoted sentence be edited out then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sroyon ( talk • contribs) 14:00, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello, everyone.
@ Ahunt: About revision #692562888: Is there a rule, policy or guideline forbidding the address?
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (
talk) 17:01, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at duckduckgo.com. Is duckduckgo still working. because firefox keeps giving me no server available, and it does it on Opera as well, any one know if it's now smoke and ash, did it burn up and blow away. 12th jan 2017 Can someone please just say yes or no, from official site team please ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.191.75.154 ( talk) 15:59, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
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So if you follow the link you arrive to
https://duckduckgo.com/l/?kh=-1&uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Farticle%2F2151527%2Fduckduckgo%2Dthe%2Dsearch%2Dengine%2Dthat%2Ddoesnt%2Dtrack%2Dyou%2Dfinally%2Dchallenges%2Dgoogle.html
that redirects you to
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2151527/duckduckgo-the-search-engine-that-doesnt-track-you-finally-challenges-google.html.
Exactly like
Google does. --
Kissg (
talk) 19:39, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
Step2.
AFAIK somebody states that DuckDuckGo's slogan is a lie. "
Can anyone find a source for this?"
At least a footnote about this phenomena would improve the article. --
Kissg (
talk) 05:20, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
Stop the press. I was wrong.
Finally I found the
explanation why DuckDuckGo applies this redirection trick. (Unfortunately it is indistinguishable from the method used by other sites to track users.) I'm really sorry. I would delete the whole section but it is no use. Thanks for your patience. --
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May 23, 2018 BeenAroundAWhile made many helpful changes, but also deleted brief sections on Voice search, bangs, privacy browser and business model, which are relevant and significant. All were cited to duckduckgo, which is a primary source. Primary sources are allowed for facts: Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "A primary source may only be used on Wikipedia to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge." Numbersinstitute ( talk) 14:08, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
When connecting to DuckDuckGo I often am directed to a site called 'DuckGo.com'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.129.107.96 ( talk) 02:17, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
Does DuckDuckGo operate a .onion mirror?
I am unable to find sources talking about this, but unreliable forum posts spread the rumor that DuckDuckGo the company operates a .onion version of its website.
Does anyone have any source to cite? I would have expected a press release, promotional statement, and media coverage. The rumors report a 2013 opening of the site. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:04, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
I believe, DuckDuckGo as several other engines on Wikipedia are wrongly labeled as search engines, rather than metasearch engines. While this might sound as a technicist, not important detail, it is in fact a clear distinguishing between engines providing full fledged crawling and query decoding and those creating added value by agregating results from other search engines. I'm willing to update the article in this way. - michal.feix ( michal.feix) 15:56, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
Hybrid search engine. Part meta part self. Greatder ( talk) 12:41, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
It's a browser DDG makes, for at least Android (not sure about other OSes). Not sure which rendering engine it's based on. It seems to be popular; the Google Play Store reports over 10 mil downloads. First released on 8 April 2011, and actively maintained (latest version, as of this writing, released 18 November 2019). Has a 4.7 out of 5 rating (with about 300,000 ratings), which is pretty remarkable. Probably worth at least a section here (and a browser-categorized redirect) if not an article. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 01:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
When you look at the size of the DuckDuckGo article -- that is to say, the obvious significance of the search engine -- it is very surprising that there's no article about its creator, Gabriel Weinberg. Apparently people have tried to write articles about him, but they keep getting deleted...why? Obviously he's significant, as the creator of a major search engine that's been around for 12 years. And there are plenty of references to him online, so objective sources aren't lacking at all. I can't imagine why Weinberg's name isn't a hyperlink in this encyclopedia. Perhaps some automated Wikipedia process is just repeatedly preventing it from happening? Chillowack ( talk) 09:02, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Particularly in this ever-increasing environment of censorship, propaganda, and corporate groupthink, consumers are increasingly interested in knowing which parent company, CEO, political organization, or multi-billionnaire controls the experience of the products they use, especially if those products are a gateway to information. Personally, I came to this article wanting to know whether indeed, as rumored elsewhere on the web, Google now owns DuckDuckGo. I would have much appreciated a section on this article devoted to who owns DuckDuckGo, who controls it, and what politics or ideologies may bias its results. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:681:4902:C610:845C:E358:AF60:3648 ( talk) 18:27, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
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170.76.243.118 ( talk) 13:18, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
yes
I got reverted. Now it is back to It uses various
API of other websites to show quick results to queries and for traditional links it uses the help of its partners (mainly Bing) and its own
crawler.
What does that even mean? There is surely a better way to word that. That unnecessary "quick" word also gives this a slightly promotional tone, in my opinion. Inferior all around. The only "not an improvement" here is the sentence quoted above. –
Novem Linguae (
talk) 04:23, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
March 10, 2022, DuckDuckGo's CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, tweeted the following:
"Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️
At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation."
Refs:
“DuckDuckGo slammed for downrating Russian search results” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/duckduckgo-slammed-for-downrating-russian-search-results
“Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo CEO, openly admits censorship” https://12bytes.org/gabriel-weinberg-duckduckgo-ceo-openly-admits-censorship/
But as we all know nobody has a monopoly on the truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.199.245.161 ( talk) 09:30, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
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"In April 2022, DuckDuckGo blocked search results for some major pirating websites, including The Pirate Bay, 1337x and FMovies."
Citation (source) was updated saying DDG never "blocked" TPB search results and they do show up normally on results if you include phrases like "pirate bay" or simply by the abbreviation "tpb". This line should be removed. KopaZ ( talk) 20:38, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
There is evidence of Duckduckgo having some Microsoft trackers in the browser. This is a form of hypocrisy as the CEO two weeks ago said " tracking is tracking" 2600:1011:B114:905:5CF4:92FF:FE43:D3CA ( talk) 00:04, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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In the introduction there's a line "Because of its anonymity, It is impossible to know how...." Change "It" to "it" (make the capital 'I' lowercase.) Panamitsu ( talk) 02:00, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Recently, I got a notifcation from DuckDuckGo mentioning an 'Email Protection Beta.' Should that be mentioned on the article? 104.187.66.104 ( talk) 12:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
I got a text today stating that DuckDuckGo has partnered with Google Chromb 2600:1700:4EB0:A9F0:95B7:35D:27D:2EB6 ( talk) 15:36, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
Hello @ Ahunt:, why is this unacceptable:
DuckDuckGo does not track its users. [1] [2] DuckDuckGo keeps favicons anonymous. [3] Your location is never sent to DuckDuckGo servers, even when you allow a third party to collect your geolocation. [4] DuckDuckGo offers limited third-party tracking protection, third-party cookie protection, CNAME cloaking protection, limited device fingerprint protection from third parties, link tracking removal, Google AMP replacement, and do-not-track requests. [5] DuckDuckGo connects users to regional servers based on their geolocation. [6] Captchacatcher ( talk) 02:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
References
DuckDuckGo sends device attributes, such as personal IP address, browser type, language, screen size, operating system, preferences, etc. with hosting and content providers, which can be used to fingerprint users.but this information contradicts the ref you cited which actually says
When you visit our search engine or our other websites, your device sends some information about itself automatically, like its IP address, browser type, and language, and may send additional information upon request like its screen size, operating system, and preferences. However, we only use this information temporarily to deliver content to you and, for security, to ensure you’re not a malicious bot. We don’t save your IP address or any unique identifiers alongside your searches or visits to our websites. We also never log IP addresses or any unique identifiers to disk.The text you added is wrong and needs to be removed.
..., including servers located in the Fourteen Eyes. The cited ref again says nothing about "fourteen eyes" or "five eyes". The inclusion of this is strictly original research and frankly scare mongering. There is nothing in the ref or anywhere else to indicate tat DDG is sending information to intelligence agencies, which is what you are implying. If you want to include this you need a ref for it that directly ties the search engine to this as a risk factor, otherwise it must be removed. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:25, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Keep in mind that when you visit other websites by navigating to them directly, by clicking external links on our search engine, or by using our !bang shortcuts, the privacy policies and practices of those other websites apply, including any information you submit to them. While our apps and extensions provide many safeguards against online tracking, we can’t completely protect you when you visit other websites and apps. For example, if you browse Facebook, Facebook will know what you do on their site. Our Web Tracking Protections page details how our various protections function and their limitations.If you search for Facebook it will show a link to FB, but no information goes to them unless you click on the link and connect to FB. DDG is not supplying information to FB, you are when you click on the link, then and only then will FB have your IP, etc. The statement you added,
DuckDuckGo sends device attributes, such as personal IP address, browser type, language, screen size, operating system, preferences, etc. with hosting and content providers, which can be used to fingerprint users.contradicts the cited ref. - Ahunt ( talk) 15:56, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
References
I feel it is time that the DDG browser deserves its own page with expansion on its development, platforms, versions, etc.. Is there support for this?
Enquire ( talk) 23:57, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
Agree. There are plenty of less-notable browsers that have their own articles. I just added a template to the browser section here; it auto-populated the wrong Repository, which may correct itself if this section was moved to a new article. - Pmffl ( talk) 21:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)