DuckDuckGo
@duckduckgo
Independent online privacy company with browser, search engine, and optional AI.
Meta says it will fix the explosion of street harassment videos made with its smart glasses by banning that content from Instagram. But content moderation can't fix an unsafe product. Our Normal F****** Sunglasses will never film people without their consent. 🙃
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.41: The Pro-tier of the DuckDuckGo Subscription — private AI for AI power users. As always, AI at DuckDuckGo is optional, and can be turned off. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
There are some things which don’t require AI, such as crossing the street. That’s why we’re releasing Normal F***ing Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @knockaround.bsky.social. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)
Our sunglasses don’t spy on you or send your data to advertisers. Neither does our private browser, search engine, or optional AI tools. From DuckDuckGo x Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)
There’s a deeper reason we think camera-enabled glasses deserve serious pushback: Meta and Google smart glasses open the door to a host of frightening privacy problems. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Normal F****** Sunglasses.
No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.40: Duck.ai UX updates, including an simpler way to choose which popular AI you'd like to use. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Most AI isn't private. Protect yourself from prying eyes with Duck.ai, our private and optional AI chat. Duck.ai lets you chat with popular AIs, all in one place, with the privacy you deserve. Free; no account required.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.39: How we use mental models and operational defaults to improve decision making. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck.ai, our private and optional AI chat, will automatically name your chats for easy reference. You can rename them as you prefer; find the option in the accompanying three dot menu. Free, anonymized, no account required. 🎯
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.38: AI is full of invasive but often invisible privacy issues. We discuss the creative process we use to communicate the problem, and our solution. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.37: Our browser blocks invasive web ads, cookie pop-ups and now...most video ads, including on YouTube! Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.36: AI in the DuckDuckGo Browser — private, useful & optional. Why we make AI both easy to access, and easy to turn off. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales-ai-in-the-duckduckgo-browser | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.35: We saw 40% install growth in the weeks after Google swapped search for AI. How our long-term stance on AI optionality led to record growth. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.33: Image generation in Duck.ai. Just as private (and always optional) now with an improved user experience. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.32: Dax is coming to the physical world, with our new brand collaborations. Find him on shirts (Cotton Bureau), shoes (Atoms) and hardware-backed passkeys (Yubico).
Google says AI will now dominate its search experience. When we tested vague queries that might require some digging, the chatbot tried to strike up a personal conversation instead 🤡
Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)
Google: "What if search… was all AI?" DuckDuckGo: "What if we just let users choose"?
With Google now force feeding AI in their search, DuckDuckGo (where AI is always optional) is moving up the charts! Now is the time: Fire Google.
Google just announced they are redesigning search around AI. Here's how to get actual search results again.
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.31: How we use user research, A/B testing, and "dogfooding" to validate product decisions. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
DuckDuckGo x Cotton Bureau: Dark Mode Shirt DuckDuckGo is 100% committed to your privacy. Cotton Bureau is 100% independently owned and committed to making things the right way. So we teamed up on a shirt for wearing your love of privacy out in the open. Shop Now: duckduckgo.com/collaborations
2019: "I believe the future is private." — Mark Zuckerberg 2026: Meta can now use your Instagram DMs to train AI. @tatumhunter.bsky.social
Yubico x DuckDuckGo A hardware-backed passkey joins forces with a privacy browser. Lock down your logins. Lock out the trackers. Shop Now: duckduckgo.com/collaborations
Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep. 30: How we provide useful "near me" search results, while keeping your location private. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify
