DuckDuckGo, the privacy-centric browser, is pitching it as a secure and private way to access gen AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, MetaAI, and others.
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The company has removed the waitlist from the beta and opened it up to everyone
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The company blamed the missing results on the site—operator function, and problems with the Bing search engine
FLoC was met with dismal reactions with big companies like Amazon turning it down and no support from other browsers.
DuckDuckGo, in its internal tests, found that more than 96 percent of some of the most popular free Android apps have third-party trackers that most users are unaware of.
DuckDuckGo also identifies sites that are known to use these trackers and will actively warn you, giving you the option of using your dummy duck email account.
After DuckDuckGo, Brave browser also says it will not implement Google's new tracking method
DuckDuckGo users will automatically be opted out of FLoC
The updated privacy labels on the Apple App Store by Google reveal that Google Search and Chrome collect user data related to location, browsing history, financial information, search history, etc.
Some users have pointed out that the service is accessible when they are connected to a VPN.
DuckDuckGo has received $10M funding from Omers VC for global privacy push.
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Upstart Internet search engine DuckDuckGo, which promotes itself as a Google Inc rival which does not track users' personal information, says it is being hurt by the search giant which is being investigated by US regulators.