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DuckDuckGo Subscription: A User-Friendly Privacy Boost, but Not for Power Users

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-16 19:00:00

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike rivals Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo eschews ad trackers, making it tougher for websites to gather browsing data. In addition to its search engine, the company has a web browser and mobile apps. DuckDuckGo also offers a subscription consisting of a VPN, information removal tool, identity theft restoration and now AI chat model support. I decided to take it for a spin. During my testing, I was impressed by DuckDuckGo’s VPN offering. It has bee

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DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced AI models to its subscription plan

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-16 19:00:00

Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a subscription plan last year that bundled a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The company said Thursday that the subscription now gives users access to the latest AI models through Duck.ai without paying extra. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use, and users get access to models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. Wit

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DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro: A User-Friendly Privacy Boost, but Not for Power Users

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-17 05:00:00

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike rivals Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo eschews ad trackers, making it tougher for websites to gather browsing data. In addition to its search engine, the company has a web browser and mobile apps. DuckDuckGo also offers a Privacy Pro suite. consisting of a VPN, information removal tool, identity theft restoration and now AI chat model support. I decided to take it for a spin. During my testing, I was impressed by DuckDuckGo’s VPN offering. It h

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DuckDuckGo's subscription now offers some of the latest chatbots from OpenAI and Anthropic

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-17 10:00:00

Since the start of last summer, DuckDuckGo has offered a handful of AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic and others directly through its browser. And while it's mostly low-cost models like GPT-4o mini and Claude 3.5 Haiku on offer, the feature, Duck.ai, allows you to use those tools without sacrificing your privacy. As a service, that appears to have resonated with DuckDuckGo users, and now the company is reorienting its Privacy Pro subscription around access to more advanced models from those pro

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DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced models to it subscription plan

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-17 10:00:00

Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a subscription plan last year that bundled a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The company said Thursday that the subscription now gives users access to the latest AI models through Duck.ai without paying extra. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use, and users get access to models like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral AI’s Mistral Small 3 24B, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini. Wit

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Bye, Chrome Incognito Mode! This is my new favorite privacy browser on Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-26 19:00:07

Andy Walker / Android Authority There are a handful of specific web browsing tasks that I’d rather my phone forget, especially those that demand heightened privacy and security. This includes mundane searches I’ll never revisit or more personal tasks like purchasing an item online or logging into a streaming service to tweak a setting. For all these instances, I switch from the digital fingerprint that is my primary browser to a secondary, privacy-first browser. I’m always looking to streamlin

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Tired of AI images online? This search engine lets you hide them from results now

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-10 23:23:32

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused browser and search engine, has released a new setting on its search engine that allows users to hide AI-generated images. "Our philosophy about AI features is 'private, useful, and optional.' Our goal is to help you find what you're looking for. You should decide for yourself how much AI you want in your life – or if you want any at all," the company said on X last week. Also: I test AI tools for a living. Here are 3 image generator

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This Search Engine Lets You Hide AI-Generated Images in Search Results

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-12 22:08:35

DuckDuckGo, the company behind the privacy-focused search engine, now has a new tool built into its search engine that lets you filter out AI-generated images from your search results. That way, you may see fewer misleading or fake photos when looking for images. However, the filter is not on by default, so you have to enable it. Here's how to use the AI-generated image filter in DuckDuckGo. 1. Go to duckduckgo.com. 2. Search for an image, something like "baby peacock." 3. Go to the Images t

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DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-13 18:43:26

DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade through some of the AI slop that has taken over the internet in recent months. This week, the company introduced a new filter for removing AI-generated images from search results. The next time you use the browser, you'll see a new dropdown menu titled "AI images." From there, you can set whether you want to see AI content or not. New setting: hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGo Our philosophy about AI features is “private, useful, and optional.” Our

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DuckDuckGo's browser now protects you from fake crypto exchanges and scareware

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-11 16:00:24

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser and search engine, has expanded the scope of its Scam Blocker tool. In addition to being able to protect you from standard phishing and malware attempts, Scam Blocker now also covers fake e-commerce storefronts, survey sites and cyptocurrency exchanges, as well as "scareware" pages falsely claiming that your device is infected and want you to click a button or a link to clean it. If the tool determines that you've clicked on a link leading to one of t

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DuckDuckGo beefs up scam defense to block fake stores, crypto sites

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-11 16:00:00

The DuckDuckGo web browser has expanded its built-in Scam Blocker tool to protect against a broader range of online scams, including fake e-commerce, cryptocurrency exchanges, and "scareware" sites. DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused web browser and search engine that doesn't track users' searchers or browsing history. The browser, which became available as a public beta for macOS and Windows in October 2022 and June 2023, respectively, blocks all trackers by default, does not engage in personali

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DuckDuckGo Can Now Warn You About Fake Crypto Exchanges and Other Online Scams

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-11 16:00:10

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, announced Thursday that it updated its browser's Scam Blocker to guard you against more online threats. The company said online that its Scam Blocker can now warn you about fake crypto exchanges, scam e-commerce storefronts and fraudulent virus warnings. Scam Blocker could previously help protect you against phishing sites, malware and other common online scams. Read more: DuckDuckGo Offers a VPN and More in New Privacy Subscription Service Accord

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