You are using DuckDuckGo Wrong!

Do you think that DuckDuckGo is protecting your online privacy?
If you are using it the wrong way, then it definitely does not.
So today, I am going to show the wrong way to use DukDuckGo and the right way to use DDG to protect yourself online.

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[monkieie]

When I compare search results with DDG to Google, it's sometimes interesting to see that DDG offers results which Google filters out. Especially when politics are concerned.

[coda]

Yes, of course a search engine doesn't make an unsafe browser any safer.

[patcoleman]

It is not that I can use another search engine, it is that google is so biased that I don't like them anymore.

[heartPahoa]

Thanks for affirming why I continue to NOT use Google for anything.

[ComputerGuyAndy]

I use DuckDuckGo exclusively. I've used it all day every day for two years and it returns 90% of the time with exactly what I'm looking for in the first five results. I know what you mean in feeling like you lost something leaving google, I did too.... I lost the ads...

[kikkus]

Maybe I understood wrong, but you are mixing two different things. Privacy of DDG search engine and privacy of the other website. DDG search engine will not track you and it doesn't save your information. When you click on a result, your browser is redirected to an external website. What happens on the external website has nothing to do with DDG search engine. In your example, the website use google analytic. If you wanna prevent this, it is needed a plugin or a different browser (ie brave) or some trick on your computer. I would say that the first part of the video is totally wrong - DDG search engine is safe for your online privacy

[LouisHansell]

I have noticed that when I make the same search on DDG and Google, that the Google results appear filtered with a particular political bias. Google suppresses dissenting voices.

[Larommi]

DDG does not appear to suppress or alter search results. More than enough reason to use it

[KYK-]

I have been using DDG for about 6 months now and I love it. No more Google and their stupid doodles.

[jerseyjim]

Google will never be good enough for me to ever use again.

[Cringehandle]

This is not about using search engine wrong, this is about installing an extension that is blocking trackers outside of the search engine's page.

[magnusm]

One crazy moment was after adding the DDG extension and going to a website.
In the ad windows it was white with the DDG logo under with a text basically saying "This ad on this site is used by facebook to track you so we've blocked it".
So even when people don't have a facebook account or use facebook, they still track people on other sites. Geez. Glad DDG warned me.

[AshenDemon]

I never thought it was protecting my privacy, I just thought it wasn't tracking me.

[ruthcherry]

DuckDuckGo has launched its own browser, as well as changing an awful lot when it comes to the relevance of search results. It looks like they have made a lot of changes since you made this video - it would be nice to see an updated review.

[lonniec]

Dayum never knew this...Thanks as always Liron!

[hellocyrax]

You should do a video on brave's new search engine

[alphaghost]

I've used duck for a long time had no idea it wasn't helping. Every video from you I've watched and benefit from. Thank you so much

[rogerghai]

I’ll be honest I have no issues with DDG

[johnc]

Thanks... had the settings "right" on my DDG setup. Your vid helped me double-check how I had it set up. Good to get verification from the maestro. 👍

[TomiBonTomi_.]

Damn! Where have you been until today!? I needed to know this at least 10 years ago! Thanks Liron!!!