DuckDuckGo Privacy Web Browser Released for Mac; Windows Version Coming Soon!
The popular privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGoannounced a web browser for desktopslate last year. Now, the web browser has been released for Mac, coming with various privacy-centric features like automatic web-tracker blocking, a new cookie pop-up protection feature, and more. Let’s dig into the details right away!
DuckDuckGo Web Browser for Mac Releases in Beta
DuckDuckGo, viaan official blog post, says that its web browser app for Mac is an“all-in-one privacy solution for everyday browsing with no complicated settings”and offers an array of privacy features, including a powerful tracker blocker, email protection, password manager, and its famous “Fire” button that lets users clear their browsing history and tabs with a single click.
The DuckDuckGo browser comes witha new cookie pop-up protection feature that blocks those annoying cookie consent pop-upsthat appear on websites when you open them for the first time. The company says that the feature will automatically select the option that blocks or minimizes the cookies that might track users. It will be live for 50% of websites during the beta phase with more websites being added as the testing progresses.
The users will also beable to access a privacy feed on the browser’s homepage, which is much like the Privacy Report on Safari’s homepage. However, unlike the latter, the DuckDuckGo privacy feed will let users manage their data and clear them more easily. Plus,it will block certain content on websites like Facebook that uses embedded trackersand will show users a notification to grant access (image above).
As for the speed, DuckDuckGo says that its new browser uses the same rendering engine as Safari and offers faster graphics performance than Chrome, which is currentlyone of the fastest browsers for Macs. Another thing highlighted by the company is the fact that the latestDuckDuckGo browser uses 60% lesser data than Chrome.
Other than these, there is support fora built-in Smarter Encryption technologythat allows users to browse encrypted versions of a website more often than not. Plus, the web browser comes with all the“features you expect from a browser like password management, tab management, bookmarks, and more.”
Coming to the availability, users can join the private waitlist to get access to the new DuckDuckGo browser for Mac. To do that, users need todownload the DuckDuckGo mobile appand tap the “Join the Private Waitlist” button from the in-app settings. The company says that a Windows version is also on the way.
Dwaipayan Sengupta
A geek at heart, you’ll find me fidgeting with an iOS device or sitting in front of the laptop, scouring the internet to find interesting technological innovations. In my free time, you’d find me playing Valorant or listening to Pink Floyd.
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