DuckDuckGo has added browser updates that sync your bookmarks and passwords across devices. Here are some of newly added features:
Now live: Sync bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings between DuckDuckGo browsers on phones, tablets, and computers, privately and securely.
Our new Sync & Backup feature is designed with your privacy and security in mind. You don’t need to create an account or sign in to use it, and DuckDuckGo never sees your bookmarks or passwords.
The DuckDuckGo browser is our privacy-respecting alternative to Chrome and other browsers — use it every day to visit websites and search the web. You can download it for Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android devices.
Ditching Chrome for the DuckDuckGo browser is easier than ever.
Have you been waiting to try the DuckDuckGo browser? Maybe you’re using our browser on your phone but haven’t tried the Windows or Mac version? Now is the perfect time to make DuckDuckGo the default browser on all your devices, thanks to our latest improvement: Sync & Backup. You could already import bookmarks and passwords from other browsers into DuckDuckGo, but now you can privately sync those bookmarks and passwords between DuckDuckGo browsers on multiple devices.
Bring your passwords and bookmarks with you — without compromising your privacy.
When you use Chrome, there’s a good chance you’re signed in with your Google account – because they’re constantly pressuring you to do so! There is a convenience in that; all your bookmarks, passwords, and favorites follow you wherever you browse, whether you’re using your computer, phone, or tablet. But there’s a problem. This also gives Google implicit permission to collect even more data about your browsing activity than they would otherwise have and use for targeted advertising that can follow you around.
At DuckDuckGo, we don’t track you; that’s our privacy policy in a nutshell. We’ve developed our privacy-respecting import and sync functions without requiring a DuckDuckGo account – and without compromising your personal data…
ArsTechnica reported that DuckDuckGo keeps adding new features to its browser; and while these features are common in other browsers, DuckDuckGo is giving them a privacy-minded twist. The latest is a private, end-to-end encrypted syncing service. There’s no account needed, no sign-in, and the company says it never sees what you’re syncing.
DuckDuckGo points to Google’s privacy policy for using its signed-in sync services on Chrome, which uses “aggregated and anonymized synchronized browsing data to improve other Google product and services.” DuckDuckGo states that the encryption key for browsers sync is stored only locally on your devices and that to lacks any access to your password or other data.
In my opinion, DuckDuckGo is clearly trying to sway people away from Google. And why wouldn’t it? Google’s privacy options are terrible, and DuckDuckGo is much safer.