A desktop version of DuckDuckGo’s web browser is now officially in the works, according to the privacy startup, which claims that it will be a game-changing privacy-focused alternative to existing alternatives such as Google Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox.
It claims in a blog post that it will be based on the same infrastructure as its mobile browser and that it will “redefine user expectations of everyday online privacy.” DuckDuckGo believes it will redefine user expectations of everyday online privacy. DuckDuckGo is a web browser that is promoted as a privacy-conscious alternative to popular browsers such as Google Chrome and Firefox.
In a statement, the business stated that “it is not a ‘privacy browser’; rather, it is a daily surfing tool that respects your privacy since there is never a bad moment to stop corporations from snooping on your search and browsing history.”
DuckDuckGo claims that it is constructing its desktop browser around the rendering engines given by the operating system, rather than using Chromium, which is used by other web browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Drave, and Vivaldi. According to the business, this allows them to “remove a significant amount of the superfluous cruft and clutter that has developed over the years in major browsers.”
This is the process through which every third-party browser available for download on your phone, whether it’s an iPhone or an Android device, gets developed. It is said in the blog post that “when compared to Chrome, the DuckDuckGo app for desktop is cleaner and substantially more private, and early tests have discovered that it is significantly quicker as well!”
A private beta version of the DuckDuckGo desktop browser for macOS is now being tested, and the business is also developing a version for Windows. The exact release date of the browser is unknown at this moment, although we would anticipate it to be somewhere in 2022 at the earliest.
DuckDuckGo developed a built-in capability for its mobile browser app earlier this month, which is intended to prevent applications from monitoring users on Android devices, according to the company. With the new Android feature, third-party firms will no longer be able to follow consumers while they are using Android apps that are not their own.
According to the firm, it is “the simplest method to prevent trackers hiding in your apps,” and it is now available in private beta for users of the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser.
In addition, the firm launched an email protection service in July, claiming to be able to remove any trackers that may be connected to your emails.
