Without doubt the search engine
the most popular alternative among Internet users who care about their personal data, DuckDuckGo
is about to take a new step in its development.
In a blog post intended to summarize all the efforts undertaken by DuckDuckGo on its various products, its CEO Gabriel Weinberg announces the upcoming release of a Windows and macOS browser hoping to replicate the success of its mobile equivalent.
Default privacy
One of the strengths of DuckDuckGo is its ease of use. A feature that concerns both the search engine and its various applications, which offer nothing less than a high level of data protection, without any apparent compromise in terms of fluidity and ease of use.
Solid foundations on which the company intends to build its new browser, which is already in closed beta on macOS. Just like the mobile version of the browser, DuckDuckGo for desktop will offer simple options and will respond to the principle of “confidentiality by default”.
No “level of protection” to configure, or check boxes to be sure to benefit from the best possible shield. And, of course, the famous button ” fire », Which allows the user to instantly erase the browsing history, open tabs and the cache will be part of the game.
A browser based on the OS rendering engine
Intrigued by the announcement, The verge went to interview Allison Johnson, DuckDuckGo’s communications manager. We learn from the exchange that the company’s browser uses the rendering engine made available by the OS where it is installed. Just like the mobile app.
In other words, it will be Edge / Chromium for Windows, and Safari / Webkit on macOS. But it should not be seen as a simple fork a pre-existing solution, defends the communication manager. Everything other than rendering the web pages is handcrafted by the programmers at DuckDuckGo.
A choice, motivates Johnson, which allows to recreate a familiar and fluid interface. Moreover, specifies the CEO of the company, initial tests indicate that the DuckDuckGo browser is ” significantly faster Than Google Chrome.
For the time being, no release date has yet been communicated by DuckDuckGo for its browser. But Gabriel Weinberg seems to indicate on Twitter that the macOS version may be ready before its Windows equivalent.
To download
- No ad tracking
- Respect for private life
- Hybrid index
In terms of the interface, DuckDuckGo plays the security card: it is freely inspired by the design of Google! This is pretty much the only similarity between the two US search engines. Indeed, the duck site wants to be radically anti-user registration. Since its inception, it has made a point of never recording the private data of Internet users and not targeting its results.
In terms of the interface, DuckDuckGo plays the security card: it is freely inspired by the design of Google! This is pretty much the only similarity between the two US search engines. Indeed, the duck site wants to be radically anti-user registration. Since its inception, it has made a point of never recording the private data of Internet users and not targeting its results.
Sources: DuckDuckGo
, The verge
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