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The DuckDuckGo desktop browser will have "robust privacy protection" that works by default, without requiring users to adjust privacy settings or deal with different levels of privacy protection. The app will "redefine user expectations of everyday online privacy, according to DuckDuckGo," and it will work across search, browsing, email, and more. The app is described as cleaner, more private, and faster than Chrome. DuckDuckGo for desktop is being built around OS-provided rendering engines, which is similar to how the DuckDuckGo mobile apps work, and it will not use a Chromium fork like other browser offerings. The desktop browser is in closed beta testing for the Mac right now, with a PC version also planned in the future. There's no word on a release date just yet, but DuckDuckGo is currently soliciting beta testers. Tag: DuckDuckGo [ 30 comments ] Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox. [ ][ ][Subscribe] Top Rated Comments B4U Avatar B4U 3 hours ago at 12:27 pm In the meantime, I'm loving their "email protection" feature. Got my @duck.com email address that forwards to my real email address. Good to see that they are removing the email trackers. I look forward to this browser. For compatibility, I hope that it's Chromium based. "DuckDuckGo for desktop is being built around OS-provided rendering engines, which is similar to how the DuckDuckGo mobile apps work, and it will not use a Chromium fork like other browser offerings." According to the article. So, not Chromium based. Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree) TheYayAreaLiving ? Avatar TheYayAreaLiving ? 3 hours ago at 12:20 pm Thank god. We need this. Privacy- the top priority. Duck is a great browser when it comes to privacy. Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree) B4U Avatar B4U 3 hours ago at 12:22 pm This is going to be big! Can't wait to get it on the mac! Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree) sudo-sandwich Avatar sudo-sandwich 2 hours ago at 12:35 pm Not to hijack the duckduckgo thread, but any recommendations on chrome extensions for privacy? AdNauseam is the nuclear option. Simulates clicks on all ads to throw off their metrics. Google banned it from their store, but I think you can still install it, or it's also available for Firefox. Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree) sw1tcher Avatar sw1tcher 2 hours ago at 01:26 pm Knowing nothing about it, why is Brave a scam? Seconding this question? How is brave a scam? 'Scam' is a big word, any evidence for your claim? source? otherwise fake news! I think it may be this from last year https://www.zdnet.com/article/ privacy-browser-brave-busted-for-autocompleting-urls-to-versions-it-profits-from / https://www.pcmag.com/news/ brave-browser-caught-redirecting-users-through-affiliate-links Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree) sw1tcher Avatar sw1tcher 3 hours ago at 12:30 pm and it will not use a Chromium fork like other browser offerings. Always nice to have another option to Chromium based browsers. There's not enough of them. They're going to have a hard time getting Chromium based browser (or even Firefox) users to switch though. 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