DuckDuckGo staff here - just want to clarify a couple of points: * We don't track result clicks. URLs are no longer prefixed with a DDG URL by default except f

DuckDuckGo staff here - just want to clarify a couple of points: * We don't track result clicks. URLs are no longer prefixed with a DDG URL by default except for old browsers (although this is controllable in the settings: https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy ), but even if this is in effect we don't store which sites users visit. We started stripping search queries in referrer headers in 2010 and you're right, current web standards make it possible to do this without us having to redirect through our own servers. * We have an alternative non-JavaScript URL - https://duckduckgo.com/html https://duckduckgo.com/html - which tries to offer a fuller search experience than the minimalist https://duckduckgo.com/lite https://duckduckgo.com/lite * Cookies are used to store settings but if users prefer to block them, preferences can still be "saved" by using URL parameters, listed here: https://duckduckgo.com/params https://duckduckgo.com/params These can be used either to form a local bookmark/start page or anonymously in the cloud with a password only (no username or other data). > But one has to wonder why, if privacy is a goal, DDG is collecting it to begin with. I'm not sure which data this is referring to but we don't collect or share personal information. There's more on this in our privacy policy: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy https://duckduckgo.com/privacy