One of Weinberg’s main concerns about DuckDuckGo is that “most people have not heard of us,” so they simply stick with Google. “Among the big companies, Apple Mozilla are leading the charge on privacy and making it a priority for their users. “We're thrilled to be part of Safari Firefox,” Weinberg says. “We’re in great shape,” he said.ĭuckDuckGo has seen its fortunes boosted by partnerships with Apple and Mozilla, two companies that have had tricky relations with Google and care about the privacy of users. Since the NSA revelations, direct searches on DuckDuckGo have increased 600% and Weinberg says that the company is on track to do 3 billion searches this year. It often indicates a user profile.Ī Pew Research poll that Weinberg showed us says that “40% think that their search engine provider shouldn’t retain information about their activity,” a number that was likely closer to zero just a few years ago. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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