- Duck Tales: Delight at DuckDuckGo — and Why We’ve Created 350+ Versions of Our Mascot, Dax the Duck (Episode 4) [insideduckduckgo.substack.com]
In our latest episode of Duck Tales, we unpack delight at DuckDuckGo — products that make you feel good, the 350+ alternative versions of Dax (our mascot) and why AI is so bad at putting a mustache on a Duck?
Watch the full episode here, or find it at 'Inside DuckDuckGo' on Spotify.
- From Our Founder: The Overlooked Front in the Browser Wars [gabrielweinberg.com]
"The best product lets you complete whole tasks with the least friction. I believe our browser is so popular because we focus not just on protection, but on also continually refining the user experience — aiming for both dependability and delight. That’s why we have been actively working on creating such seamless workflows across search, browse, and AI for some time now," says Gabriel Weinberg.
Get his take on the seamless experience we're creating at DuckDuckGo, including:
- An AI chat sidebar in our desktop browser.
- An optional address bar toggle that lets you switch between web search and AI chat on mobile.
- Multiple built-in ways to jump from web search into chat mode, if and when you want to.
In the news...
- Why Europe Is Freaking Out About ‘Chat Control' [politico.eu]
"The CSAM proposal, proposed in 2022, wants to give police more powers to fight the illegal content and force online messaging platforms to scan their services for child abuse evidence. But privacy groups, cybersecurity experts and tech officials have warned for years that the plans could outlaw encryption technology and open the door to mass surveillance." Sam Clark reports.
- As Ring Cameras Go 4K, Are We Crossing a Line Between Safety and Privacy? [digitalcameraworld.com]
Tom May points out the inherent privacy and surveillance flaws of Ring's new 4K cameras: "When your doorbell can identify and track people in 4K from the other side of the street, when AI catalogs everyone who passes your house, when the same footage is available to police on request, that's not a doorbell. That's a surveillance apparatus that happens to have a doorbell button."
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