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30 July

No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: knockaround.com/products/duc...)

Samsung users: notice anything new since the One UI update? Google just hardwired itself onto your home screen. Even if you chose DuckDuckGo.

The new Google search bar can’t be long-pressed or dragged off like a widget. Here’s how to turn it off: Long press on the home screen > Settings > Show search on Home Screen > Search: Off.

You didn’t choose this. It’s your phone, your home screen, and it should be your call.

spreadprivacy.com2026 DuckDuckGo Charitable DonationsDuckDuckGo is donating $1M in 2026 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.

We're proud to donate $1M to a diverse group of organizations around the world that promote privacy, digital rights, access to information online, and a healthier online ecosystem. This is made possible through your support of DuckDuckGo, thank you! 🎉 spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...

Meta's AI agent Muse is monitoring your personal life in a way that's invasive (even for Meta 🙄). Besides not downloading the app, here are 3 things you can do to limit what it can access.

A new model just joined the flock: GPT‑6 Luna! Try OpenAI’s most efficient GPT‑6 model on Duck.ai; it’s free, anonymous, and (like all AI on DuckDuckGo) totally optional. No account needed. Find the AI that works for you on Duck.ai.

Two ducks walk into a collab... Limited edition. Duck, duck, get one. Buy Now: originalduckhead.com/products/duc... DuckDuckGo x Original Duckhead

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.47: How performance reviews work in a distributed, asynchronous company. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

spreadprivacy.comDuck.ai now lets you share chats, privately and on your termsYou can now create a link to share a Duck.ai chat! Anyone who receives the link can read the chat, continue it, or save it. No account required.

Today we're launching private chat sharing in Duck.ai. Now you can send a link and your recipient can read the conversation, continue it, or save it. No account required. spreadprivacy.com/duck-ai-priv... How did we build a share feature that respects privacy?… 🧵

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→ All share pages are blocked from indexing → Chats are encrypted on your device before upload, with a key we never see → Links are long and random; can't be guessed → Links expire after 48 hours by default → There's no opt-in to discoverability

You can manage or delete shared links in Settings > Shared Chats. The Fire Button clears them too. Get all the details here: spreadprivacy.com/duck-ai-priv...

In the past year, shared AI conversations from other services have appeared in search results, sometimes including users' names and personal info. We studied those incidents before building our sharing solution so your info stays protected. Here's what we did differently:

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.46: How our small but mighty team reads every piece of user feedback you send us. Really. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.45: How we use AI internally at DuckDuckGo: privately, and in a way that works with our principles, not against them. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

9 Sept

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.44: How DuckDuckGo finds and removes your personal info — like your name and email — from sites that store and sell it. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

9 Sept

People with kids are 2x as likely to tell AI something they’ve never told a therapist, doctor or close friend. 🤔 We talked to parents and caregivers in the wild to understand why 👇

spreadprivacy.comDuckDuckGo Research: The AI Privacy ProblemPeople are sharing secrets that most AI companies don’t keep

9 Sept

You shouldn't need to sacrifice your privacy to use the internet, AI included. Read more about our AI Privacy survey results on our blog: spreadprivacy.com/ai-privacy-s...

2 Sept

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.43: Delight, Discovery, and Dependability: we call these "the three Ds". Our Founder and Chief Product Officer discuss how they shape our work. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

26 Aug

We asked nearly 2,000 U.S. adults about AI: your biggest concerns, blind spots, and more. We unpack some of that research here. Bottom line: You shouldn't have to sacrifice your privacy to get the benefits of being online, AI included. Learn more: spreadprivacy.com/ai-privacy-s...

26 Aug

Duck Tales 🎬 A behind-the-scenes look at DuckDuckGo Ep.42: 32% of AI users (and 56% of AI enthusiasts) tell AI things they've kept from other people. This and other findings from our latest research. Full episode: insideduckduckgo.substack.com/p/duck-tales... | 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify

1 in 3 AI users have told a chatbot something they kept from trusted people in their lives like a doctor or close friend. We surveyed nearly 2,000 U.S. adults about AI privacy. The results suggest that people are sharing secrets with AI that Big Tech doesn’t keep.

Start by seeking out AI tools with transparent data handling policies, optional AI, strong privacy default settings and overall designed with your privacy in mind, like DuckAI

spreadprivacy.comDuckDuckGo Research: The AI Privacy ProblemPeople are sharing secrets that most AI companies don’t keep

At DuckDuckGo, we don’t think you should sacrifice your privacy to use the internet, AI included. Read more about our AI Privacy survey results on our blog: www.spreadprivacy.com/ai-privacy-s...

People are largely in the dark about the privacy problems built into most AI tools.

So what can we do about it? The most valuable information you could share with Big Tech is your next question, not the questions you asked days or months or years ago. There are proactive steps you can take to protect yourself while using AI chat.

Parents are confiding in AI almost twice as much as non-parents. Among parents who use AI, 43% report that they’ve told an AI something they never told trusted people like their doctor or close friends.

So what’s the harm? Most AI chat services use conversations for model training, unless users actively opt out. 53% of people didn't know (or weren't sure) that their conversations are used for AI training.

For many people, AI chatbots serve as a judgment-free space to share things they won't tell anyone else. 32% of AI users say they've told a chatbot something they've never told a close friend, parent, colleague, doctor, or therapist; among self-described AI enthusiasts, that number jumps to 56%.

18 Aug

Free yourself from prying eyes on your AI chats. Ask Duck.ai, our private and optional AI chatbot.

13 Aug

Don't want to use AI? With us, you can easily turn if off. Do want to use AI? Our AI features don't track you, store your prompts, or train on your data. Use the internet your way.

Who's with us?

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. 🙃

5 Aug

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

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The Onion

@theonion.com

4 Aug

Get a pair of DuckDuckGo's new sunglasses, which contain no smart technology. https://knockaround.com/products/duckduckgo-paso-robles #DuckDuckGo #knockaround #sponsored

3 Aug

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...)

31 July

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...)

30 July

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.

DuckDuckGo reposted

The Onion

@theonion.com

30 July

See what consumers have to say about DuckDuckGo's perplexingly analog sunglasses. Head to https://knockaround.com/products/duckduckgo-paso-robles to purchase. #DuckDuckGo #knockaround #sponsored

29 July

Shh... Don’t tell anyone... We made some wearables. Coming soon.

29 July

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

28 July

A better AI chat experience is out there → Duck.ai, private and optional.

24 July

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.

22 July

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

spreadprivacy.comGoogle broke the law. Congress can change that.Nearly two years since a judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Total changes Google has had to make so far: zero. That's what getting away with it looks like. The SEARCH Act can end it now.

20 July

Imagine getting caught breaking the law and just... continuing. That's Google. Ruled an illegal monopolist in 2024, still running the same playbook in 2026 with no consequences yet. Congress doesn't have to wait on the courts. Pass the SEARCH Act.

spreadprivacy.comGoogle broke the law. It's paid no price. Congress can change that.Nearly two years since a judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Total changes Google has had to make so far: zero. That's what getting away with it looks like. The SEARCH Act can end it now.

17 July

Nearly two years since a judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Total changes Google has had to make so far: zero. That's what getting away with it looks like. The SEARCH Act can end it now.

15 July

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. 🎯

15 July

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