I’m honestly ready to go back to Google, I mean it’s not that hard to find what you do online no matter what, I’m already irritated I have missed pre orders because website cookies think I’m across the country, it’s freaking annoying.
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DuckDuckGo Working on Privacy-Focused Desktop Browser for Mac
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sudo-sandwich
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Yeah, they banned it for the reason of "malware" when it does exactly what it says. They're just pissed that it hurts their main source of revenue.
Steve121178
macrumors 604
Their mobile browser is excellent & it couldn't be any easier to use. What problems are you having with it exactly?
sudo-sandwich
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They've been caught messing with links to add their own referral codes before (see here), which ought to compromise all user trust. The entire business model is based on some adware cryptocurrency thing (Basic Attention Coins), so it's sketchy to begin with. In terms of benefits, it's basically Chrome with a built-in ad blocker, so you might as well just do that yourself.
sudo-sandwich
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I think it may be this from last year
Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.www.zdnet.com
Brave Browser Caught Redirecting Users Through Affiliate Links
Brave's CEO has apologized and promised it will never happen again.www.pcmag.com
Compared to how tracked you are, even on mac rumor, this is absolutely nothing. It is not even a shady business in comparison to what Apple does. Not talking Apple leaves some gray zones on privacy protection for companies that pays a lot (like Facebook), or Apple bullies smaller company, either because they don't like what they do, or because an lawyer was high and found a common denominator between Apple logo and a smaller company logos.
So, if a company doing a small little trick to earn money is a problem, then please don't buy Apple and don't go on website tracking people (99.999999% of the main websites)
Just to put things in perspective. But good it did appear publicly so that they stop this practice anyway.
It's just a shame it's a terrible search engine unless you use "!g", which defeats the purpose. You might as well just use addons.
I have been using the DDG search engine for some years and pretty much everything I need. If I get a duff result, then try I google, it reminds me why I left it.
I read a lot of Mac users wanting to protect their privacy, but at the same time they still and love to use Google Chrome. Nobody is able to explain to me why…
Never got a response when I DM'ed them to try the beta test. Oh well.....duck duck go duck duck went without me....
At least they have tabs on top so they got that part right. I would prefer to see the URL left justified like in Chrome. They should release a Windows version along with the macOS one.
2 things keep me locked to Chrome or I would leave in a heartbeat.
- The UI (tabs on top, location of the address bar).
- The bookmark sync feature.
2 things keep me locked to Chrome or I would leave in a heartbeat.
- The UI (tabs on top, location of the address bar).
- The bookmark sync feature.
pianostar9
macrumors regular
It's worth noting although it's not Chromium-based, it indirectly uses it on Windows:
Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/now-duckduckgo-is-building-its-own-desktop-browser/
B4U
macrumors 601
True, since MS pretty much gave up on their own development.
However, this is "Mac" rumors. So... 😉
As far as non-Chromium-based, privacy-focused browsers go, I'd also recommend Orion:
browser.kagi.com
It's in a closed beta, which I finally got accepted into, and can incorporate Chrome and Firefox extensions, which made the transition fairly smooth.
Orion Browser by Kagi
Orion — a web browser designed from the ground-up. Native WebKit speed, full extension compatibility, and absolute privacy is finally together in one browser that respects you.
browser.kagi.com
It's in a closed beta, which I finally got accepted into, and can incorporate Chrome and Firefox extensions, which made the transition fairly smooth.
They were using Bing for their search results for far too long. I've tried it repeatedly and gave up entirely at this point since it ended up with sub-par search results. I used StartPage, which proxies Google searches, and then switched to Brave Search. Its results are great, and stacks up well on the rare occasions when I check Google to see if theirs are better.
Kagi, the makers of the Orion browser I recommended in my reply above, also has a closed-beta search but its results don't seem any better than Brave Search's and are closer to Google's "no need to click through because the answers are right here" style than I'd prefer.
Sign In - Kagi Search
Better search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.
kagi.com
(I am completely unaffiliated with Kagi or Brave—or any Internet company, for that matter—just a dabbler and aficionado of browsers and search options.)
B4U
macrumors 601
DuckDuckGo Working on Privacy-Focused Desktop Browser for Mac
True, since MS pretty much gave up on their own development. However, this is "Mac" rumors. So... ;)
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They need to vastly improve their search product first, as it will be tightly integrated and in it's current state put users off with it's less than rich offering. I struggle with it, knowing there's a lot missing compared to Google's far more mature results.
Number b - Tor?
Number b - Tor?
BeefCake 15
macrumors 68020
Duck Duck Go has been my search engine of choice for many years, but im hesitant to switch to a full browser for them. Just that the efficiency of Safari on a laptop along with its ecosystem integration are important considerations for me> I don't want to lose these for a 3rd party browser. I think Im doing alright just using Safari with Duck Duck go search, Spotlight Suggestions turned off and Ghostery as an extension.
sudo-sandwich
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Westside guy
macrumors 604
It's not really "another option". The post says they're just using the OS-provided frameworks for this. So on Mac, that's the Safari engine. And on Windows, that'll be Chromium.
I'll be curious to see how this goes, and if it is useful. Just on the web browser front, Firefox already offers a (maybe too complicated) very configurable private browsing experience. If the desktop and iOS settings would sync better, I'd be using it rather than Safari.
MacBH928
macrumors G3
i hate to break it to you but DDG is just forwarding Bing.com results for the most part. They are not going to be as good as the Trillion dollar company Google.