The best privacy features of the DuckDuckGo web browser for macOS

DuckDuckGo has been offering its own web browser for some time now. The macOS version has been in public beta for some time now. Here’s what he has to offer.

It’s hard to convince people to switch, but it’s especially hard to convince them to change their web browser. Whether you use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or one of the dozens of other options available today, you love your browser. DuckDuckGo has to go to great lengths if it wants users to be able to use its new browser for macOS, but the company has a few privacy concerns.

Mac Browser has been in closed beta for a while, but the beta was recently opened. Anyone with a macOS machine can download it, install it from the official site, and, of course, test it.

What DuckDuckGo Browser Has to Offer Mac Users

DuckDuckGo boasts about user privacy and privacy. This is materialized by many special features. One of them is email protection, which offers an @duck.com address that you can use when you don’t want to reveal your primary address. This address will forward all messages to your main address. This feature has been available since August, but is built into the macOS browser.

Duck Player is also very interesting. This is YouTube’s own player that blocks cookies and other targeted ads while using the most secure settings YouTube has to offer. DuckDuckGo promises to only block targeted ads, but Duck Player also blocks most ads. You can use it once or make it your default player every time you click on a YouTube link. This component supports subtitles and 4K, but you will have to exit the player to enjoy certain elements such as comments.

Another promising option is to automatically manage cookie-related pop-ups. Whenever a site warns you about your cookie preferences, the DuckDuckGo browser automatically selects the most restrictive settings for you.

Password manager integration is still quite limited, but it’s one of DuckDuckGo’s priorities for future releases. Only the proprietary manager DuckDuckGo and Bitwarden are currently fully supported. 1Password should be content with autocomplete.

While all browsers have options to clear history and other data, DuckDuckGo integrates this mechanic into the Fire button. With one click, you can delete data from the current tab or from all tabs in the current window. And because cookies are required for you to be able to log in to sites, you can set some sites to be Fireproof. DuckDuckGo will save its cookies so you no longer have to enter your username and password each time you connect.

DuckDuckGo doesn’t have a perfect track record when it comes to privacy. A few months ago, the company allowed Microsoft trackers to track you on its iOS and Android browsers due to an agreement between the two companies. Luckily, that’s no longer the case, so you won’t have any issues with the DuckDuckGo browser on macOS. Either way, it’s good to see a tech company making a real effort to protect your data. The macOS browser is still in beta testing. In the meantime, the Windows version is in closed beta testing. To be continued!