- ICYMI: What's New in DuckDuckGo [duckduckgo.com]
Check out the latest improvements to our browser, private search engine, and Privacy Pro:
- Duck Player, the built-in feature that lets you watch YouTube on our desktop browsers without targeted ads or recommendations, now includes a picture-in-picture mini-player!
- We introduced DuckDuckGo AI Chat (https://duck.ai), an anonymous way to access popular AI chatbots.
- It's now easier to view and change your anonymous local search area – right within the Maps Instant Answer! Refresh, disable, or manually set it by clicking Update Location.
Lots more at https://duckduckgo.com/updates
In the news...
- The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach [wired.com]
"Data breaches are a seemingly endless scourge with no simple answer, but the breach in recent months of the background-check service National Public Data illustrates just how dangerous and intractable they have become," warns Lily Hay Newman. "After four months of ambiguity, the situation is only now beginning to come into focus with National Public Data finally acknowledging [last week's] breach just as a trove of the stolen data leaked publicly online."
- Default App Settings Can Pose a Risk to User Privacy [fastcompany.com]
Sure, sticking with an app's default settings is tempting, but at what cost? Many apps "intentionally come with complicated default privacy settings that paradoxically make the user’s information more public than private." To protect your privacy, be sure to limit app access and always read the privacy policies of the apps you use.
(For even more protection, Android users can download DuckDuckGo for Android and enable App Tracking Protection. This free feature helps block 3rd-party trackers in your apps, even when you're not using them.)
- Texas Sues GM, Saying It Tricked Customers Into Sharing Driving Data Sold to Insurers [techcrunch.com]
In a recently filed lawsuit, Texas alleged that GM has been abusing costumers' data and trust for years. "New car owners were presented with a 'confusing and highly misleading' process that was implied to be for their safety, but 'was no more than a deceptively designed sales flow' that surrendered their data for GM to sell."
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