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DuckDuckGo is a search engine that doesn’t track you.
Website: duckduckgo.com
Cost: Free
Availability: Online
Rankings in the previous surveys:
| 2021: 82 | 2020: 137 | 2019: 163 | 2018: 159 | 2017: – | 2016: – | 2015: – | 2014: – |
| 2013: – | 2012: – | 2011: – | 2010: – | 2009: – | 2008: – | 2007: – |
Comments on DuckDuckGo in 2022
“Clean searching”
“When you’re looking for different thing and you don’t want to be track down (like flights, hotels and so on), this browser is the best solution.” Event Coordinator, Denmark
“Duck has become my preferred search engine, because it’s claim to not track is comforting to me. I don’t use their browser, but I find their hits to be pretty spot-on.” Clark Quinn, USA
“Great search engine that isn’t Google” Peter Forrest, Senior Learning Consultant, UK
Previous comments on DuckDuckGo
“I’ve switched to use this as my search engine, as it’s less-tracking, and provides good results.” Clark Quinn, Author and Consultant, USA, 2021
“I like the privacy that DDG guarantees” E-Learning Developer, Netherlands, 2021
“Works as well as Google, but without the privacy problems” Director L&D, Netherlands, 2021
“Personal data security, tracking – I’m getting so sick of my data and anything I say/do/write being accessible, tracked, and then acted upon (e.g., targeted ads)” Karen Caldwell, education developer, organizational developer, assistant professor, USA, 2020
“Nice platform for searching online without being hunted by Google analytics.” Johan Terherne, elearning developer, Belgium/Netherlands, 2020
Quick Guide to DuckDuckGo
Here you will find some basic guidance and links to resources on how to use DuckDuckGo for teaching, training, learning and development.
For individuals DuckDuckGo allows you to take control of your personal information, no matter where the Internet takes you. Their privacy policy is simple:
We don’t collect or share any of your personal information.
Here is a video about information privacy
Take the How to Use DuckDuckGo Course
Take a look at some of these resources:
- DuckDuckGo: what is it and how does it work? Wired, 1 February 2017
- Why Should I Use DuckDuckGo Instead of Google? Spread Privacy, 1 January 2017
- Going over to the duck side: a week using DuckDuckGo, Search Engine Watch, 1 March 2016
Last updated: August 27, 2022 at 16:46 pm
