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Do you think DuckDuckGo is a good choice for people who are concerned about their privacy? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Kagathara@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] codenul@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Check out Mull browser. There's mobile version as well for desktops. Its lightweight Firefox without any of the telemetry.

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. I wonder if you're confusing the DuckDuckGo browser with the DuckDuckGo search engine. I am assuming the post is about the search engine 🙃

[–] pabloscloud@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They didn't define what they mean. Could be both.

[–] DayInProgress@lemmy.ko4abp.com 3 points 1 year ago

And for people who need chromium, there's mulch, a hardened chromium fork with some security patches from vanadium