DuckDuckGo highlights stark privacy comparison between itself and Google

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By Joe Wituschek
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What you need to know

  • DuckDuckGo is touting its privacy features in comparison to Google.
  • The company highlighted the difference once Google revealed its data collection practices.

DuckDuckGo has some words for Google and its privacy (or lack thereof) practices.

Google has been mysteriously delaying the release of the privacy labels for their apps on the App Store. Apple now requires developers to disclose what kind of data they collect from their users and many have been waiting to see what apps like Google Chrome, Gmail, and others collect.

Once Google revealed how much data they collect, competing browser DuckDuckGo was quick to point out the difference between the two.

After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it.Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search engine. We would know (our app is both in one).

DuckDuckGo, while not as popular as Google, does not collect any data from its users for its iOS app. The browser is built with privacy in mind, and has even been floated as a potential acquisition by Apple, a company who still does not own its own search engine.

Users who have switched to DuckDuckGo have remarked on its accuracy and privacy protections. If you're wanting to keep your browsing private, it seems to be the browser of choice.

Joe Wituschek
Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.