DuckDuckGo for Mac

Their selling points seem to be:

- DuckDuckGo for Mac gives you privacy by default

- DuckDuckGo for Mac is really fast!

- DuckDuckGo for Mac is built for security.

.. isn't that just (almost/good enough) Safari these days? Plus with Safari you typically get better battery life. And Apple's monetisation model makes me feel like they'll treat my privacy even better than a search engine. The only reason why sometimes I miss/use browsers like Brave is because of the Chrome Extensions.

DDG has been recently under attack due to tampering of search results [1]. Hope they don’t involve politics in their browser!

[1] https://www.vox.com/recode/22981115/duckduckgo-free-speech-p...

Privacy by default cannot be overstated. To really escape privacy harms, e.g., creepy ads and following you around and similar content targeting (filter bubbles), you need multi-pronged protection that actually blocks trackers from loading vs. just restricting them after you load. We have a detailed post that explains this here: https://spreadprivacy.com/browser-privacy-protection/. "The issue is that once such trackers are loaded in your browser, they have a ton of ways to track you beyond just third-party cookies (e.g., by another form of cookies called first-party cookies, by your IP address, and much, much more). And many of these mechanisms cannot be turned off because the browser needs them to properly function."

In addition to privacy though, I'd highlight a couple other things.

- People prefer different UX and our UX is certainly different. It has been built from the ground-up to be clean -- less clutter, less icons, etc.

- We're adding features we think make the browsing experience better. This includes our Fire Button (one-click data clearing for tabs, windows, or everything), our automatic cookie consent pop-up management, auto-blocking of Facebook embedded content, etc. We're working on more of these types of features, and taken together, they not only protect your privacy but should make everyday browsing less annoying.

Removing misinformation from Russia is a strange one to attack them for... considering the Russian invasion is about as non partisan of an issue (in the US at least) as I have seen in a long time.

Regardless, search engines have to rank content somehow. We need to stop throwing around "politics" when something doesn't fit your particular narrative.