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In a new survey, we found that 1 in 3 AI users say they’ve told a chatbot something they kept from people in their lives. Once people learn how most AI companies handle their chats, most don't like it.

This week, DuckDuckGo is filing an amicus brief in the appeal of a federal court decision that Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the general search market in violation of the Sherman Antitrust

Nearly two years since a judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Total changes Google has had to make so far: zero. That's what getting away with it looks like. The SEARCH Act can end it now.

DuckDuckGo now blocks most video ads! Use our free browser to get the full YouTube experience, minus the ads. YouTube Ad Blocking joins our powerful lineup of browsing protections that manage cookie pop-ups, protect you from invasive tracker-based web ads, and more.

The DuckDuckGo subscription now comes in two plans: Plus and Pro. The new Pro plan is for people who use AI for demanding tasks. On top of our VPN and other protections, it includes 2x higher usage limits than Plus, exclusive access to Claude Opus 4.6, and the highest reasoning available on Duck.ai.

2025 marks DuckDuckGo's 15th year of donations—our annual program to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online. We are proud to donate to a

* More advanced AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other providers are now available in Duck.ai as part of the DuckDuckGo subscription, formerly known as Privacy Pro. * Subscribers can now access OpenAI’s

Privacy Pro is our privacy-protecting subscription service that includes the DuckDuckGo VPN, Personal Information Removal to protect yourself from data brokers, and Identity Theft Restoration, which you can call if your identity is

Have you been using the DuckDuckGo browser for a while? If so, you may have noticed a few changes around here! As you navigate through the browser, you’ll notice redesigned icons, a

The DuckDuckGo browser’s built-in Scam Blocker guards against phishing sites, malware, and other common online scams. It’s free, anonymous, and on by default, so you’re protected as soon as you open the browser.

DuckDuckGo’s approach to AI is to provide private, useful, and optional AI features – including chat and search instant answers – to people who want the productivity benefits of AI without the privacy risks.

2024 marks DuckDuckGo's 14th year of donations—our annual program to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online. We are proud to donate to diverse

DuckDuckGo calls on the European Commission to launch three non-compliance investigations around Google’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).

With the core objective of supporting consumer privacy technologies, DuckDuckGo is now actively investing in early-stage companies as well as pursuing acquisitions and partnerships.

As a company that operates a search engine that directly competes with Google, we have several ideas about how to craft a set of legal and technical interventions that can, in combination, effectively curb the advantages Google has gained through illegal use of their search monopoly.

DuckDuckGo AI Chat is an anonymous way to access popular AI chatbots – currently, GPT 3.5 Turbo, Claude 3 Haiku, and open-source models Llama 3 and Mixtral 7x8B, with more to come. This optional feature is free to use, within a daily limit.

Privacy Pro bundles three new DuckDuckGo protections for one low price. Get a secure non-logging VPN; Personal Information Removal, which helps remove your information from people search sites; and Identity Theft Restoration, which helps to fix credit report mistakes and recover financial losses.

Sync bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings between DuckDuckGo browsers on phones, tablets, and computers, privately and securely.

DuckDuckGo is now carbon negative dating back to our founding in 2008 through 2020, and is committed to being carbon negative in perpetuity.

2023 marks DuckDuckGo's 13th year of donations— our annual program supporting organizations that are raising the standard of trust online.

Founder and CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, celebrates DuckDuckGo's past, present, and future.

Make the internet less creepy and less cluttered with our desktop browser for Windows—now in public beta! DuckDuckGo for Windows is fast, secure, and packed with the privacy protections you know and trust from our iOS, Android, and Mac browsers.

DuckDuckGo launches DuckAssist, an AI-enhanced Instant Answer that generates natural language answers to search queries using Wikipedia

2022 marks DuckDuckGo's twelfth year of donations—our annual program to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online. This year, we're proud to