

"Taking a step back, I know our product is not perfect and will never be," Weinberg wrote in a Reddit statement. In an additional statement, Weinberg reiterated that DuckDuckGo never promised "100% privacy protection," as that's not possible for various reasons. However, we have been continually pushing and expect to be doing more soon." "Unfortunately our Microsoft search syndication agreement prevents us from doing more to Microsoft-owned properties. in our browser), we block most third-party trackers," said DuckDuckGo CEO and founder Gabriel Weinberg.

We will keep you posted about it, so stay tuned for further updates.Since the discovery, DuckDuckGo has been transparent about the involvement, and has made promises to increase privacy protection from Microsoft trackers. However, we can expect the company to release it for Windows and Mac sometime in early 2022. There’s no word on when the new DuckDuckGo desktop browser app will be released. It has also garnered around 150 million downloads globally. In addition, it has been revealed that DuckDuckGo is now the most-downloaded app on the Google Play Store and is on the second spot on the App Store (the first one being Google Chrome). It will offer a clean and simple interface to users, including the Fire Button from its mobile app that allows users to clear all their tabs and browsing data “with one fiery tap.” Furthermore, early testing of the desktop app has revealed that it is faster than Google Chrome. Much like its mobile version, the DuckDuckGo desktop browser will be based on OS-provided rendering engines rather than relying on Chromium or other OS forks. The CEO says that the DuckDuckGo desktop app is not a “privacy browser” but a web browser that “respects your privacy because there’s never a bad time to stop companies from spying on your search and browsing history.” Apart from bragging about the new App Tracking Protection feature on Android and the Tracker Blocking feature for Facebook content on DuckDuckGo mobile, the CEO announced that the company is currently developing a desktop app.ĭuckDuckGo for desktop, as per Weinberg, “will redefine user expectations of everyday online privacy.” The desktop app will offer similar privacy features as its mobile counterpart and they will be enabled for search, browsing, email, and more by default. The company recently shared an in-depth blog post written by CEO Gabriel Weinberg that showcases the features and design changes of the DuckDuckGo mobile app throughout 2021.
