DuckDuckGo vs Google - Can you protect your privacy, and still have great search?

You are concerned about your privacy online. In this video, I’ll show you how you can protect your online privacy with DuckDuckGo and how it compares to Google.

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[thegreatestquest]

I switched over a year ago and never looked back.

[sankalp]

DDG is the only way to search for balanced news results. Switched 2 years ago and haven't looked back

[velinix]

Steve Duckduckgo is very useful. It protects your privacy, it doesn't track you with ads, and it keeps your cookies safe.

[xanty_]

I am looking forward to the day when YouTube will be owned by DuckDuckGo

[rolandssavdons]

For me it's 50/50 regarding DuckDuckGo's efficiency. It works very well when I'm searching in English but when I try to search in my native language, it sometimes shows results for polish, czech speakers. Also, when I'm researching for university papers, Google shows more useful sites. Works quite well for searching specific websites, products (in English), answers for questions.

[seanweaver]

I just switched over to DuckDuckGo today and I’m so happy I did. When you type in information in the search engine and you get results you find what you’re looking for click it and then it even tells you who is trying to track you and spying on you. I just wish I knew about DuckDuckGo earlier

[joetolopino]

Steve, I like how you laid it out simply for the everyday user. I can appreciate the innocuous electronics search comparison, but it would have been more illuminating had you done a controversial (or political) comparison and shown how google will actually suppress results they don't like.
I switched to Duck a couple years ago. I will always go there first, then to Bing and only google if I don't find what I need - which is rare. Thanks for the info!!

[ruben]

37 google employees dislike this video.

[Cheneyjoan]

DDG doesn't rank search results with the same algorithm as Google, so you will get different top results. I actually like that part of DDG.

[sjcap]

Steve Duckduckgo has been my search engine for 4 years now it is excellent. They act as a proxy so your searches are anonymous.

[Pankajable]

I have been using Duckduckgo for the last 2 years. Beautiful experience. Use Google tools but say no to google search algorithms...Save your privacy...don't sell yourself for someone else to be trillionaires...

[Hyvelez]

Have been using Duckduckgo for while, and i'm very happy with it. Worth noting that even though it's a step in the right direction, if you are using Google Chrome or Android, Google will still track almost as much as before.

[PatrickCruzromero]

I switched because Apple told me to. Didn’t realize how much power we give when we give up our privacy.

[pipedevnull]

I like DDG but I sometimes switch back to Google for currency and science unit conversions in the omnibar. Also Google maps render faster, have Streetview and maybe directions are better (not sure on direction)

[patriot]

I like to support the little guy when possible, and Google isn’t exactly going to collapse because I don’t use their search engine. I love gmail, Google Calendar, etc, but for browsing, I like DuckDuckGo. Could they improve? Definitely, but couldn’t we all?

[eddiestilll]

Firefox + DuckDuckGo is one of da ultimate combos :D

[davidstone]

I have been using DDG for well over year. Admittedly there are some differences over Google, the biggest difference....I believe I control more of my privacy.
I switched my browser to Firefox years ago, driven by a lot of the same concerns.
Thanks for the review.

[Chrissy]

I switched to DuckDuckGo and am happy with this app!!!

[SuperThad]

I switched yesterday. I hope they are what I hope they are.

[Sonu-tzjs]

Thank you! I like your point about pedestrian search versus research mode search. There can be another mode - weird mode. Whenever one wants to look up any weird topic or term, no one will give all the rubbish that can be out on the web except Google. I switch to Google every time I get into weird mode searches. Rest times, DDG has been quite useful in its search results quality. Thanks for the video.