Reviews for DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection by DuckDuckGo
Review by Firefox user 13390522
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 13390522, 8 years agoI've become a big fan of duckduckgo over the past few years as I've grown more aware of the rampant privacy/security transgresisions that flock with you everywhere you go on the web. I like this extension - it worked well enough, but for me it felt like a bit of a compromise so that more people will use it (which I think is a really good thing in a lot of ways) compared to the mix of privacy/security extensions I usually run. That extra protection comes at the cost of lots of manual feedback/whitelisting/blacklisting to pretty much every new site I got to which is a pain in the ass, and is prone to breaking sites which means I've got to spend more time tinkering with the settings. This extension however, seemed to work well enough out of the box and hasnt created any issues with breaking sites.
If you're at all concerned about privacy, or feel violated by companies watching everything you do on the web and then selling that to whomever is willing to pay for it, but arent wanting to spend anything more than a nominal amount of time to protect yourself than this is a great option.
If you're at all concerned about privacy, or feel violated by companies watching everything you do on the web and then selling that to whomever is willing to pay for it, but arent wanting to spend anything more than a nominal amount of time to protect yourself than this is a great option.
2,351 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by ArbiterRegnant, 14 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, 17 days agoI didn't even realize I had this extension until I was troubleshooting not being able to see the comments section on a site I frequent, a problem that just started a couple weeks ago. When I disabled the extension, I could see the comments section again, but a lot of ads started appearing on other sites I visit that apparently had been hidden by this extension.
I tried to explain this to someone at the site with the comments section, but they weren't very helpful. So for now I'm just toggling the extension off for that site and then back on again for other sites. I wish there were a way to turn this extension off per-site as there is with Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection. - Rated 5 out of 5by Rifat, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by MrMostly, a month ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18759100, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by isaacORP, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Regina, 2 months agoTook me a bit getting used to. But once i learned about "Filter Bubbles" in some other search engines, I paid more attention. Fast and easy for me to use, yes. But above all, I trust DDG with my privacy.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19705516, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19487299, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by elsenfox, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by rtd, 3 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Enunciate_Veggie, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19638715, 3 months agoGood so far, recent update on the DuckDuckGo end of things changed some stuff with their AI. Will see how that goes, still 5-stars either way because there it is.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Alexandre, 4 months ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by MKL.MH, 4 months agoJ'aimais mieux avant, maintenant il y a moins de rubrique, et je n'aime pas son interface actuelle.
- Rated 5 out of 5by John peterson, 4 months agojust a combination of privacy badger and firefox relay. but it eaven works better.
i like it, 5 stars from me! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19584744, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Angelica, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by kevin🌎, 5 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 6801012, 5 months agoTook me way too long to figure out this was quietly breaking site functionality for me.
Yes, that can happen with privacy protection tools.
But unlike the other tools I use to block trackers, it doesn't allow me to opt-out for specifc sites, nor does it report what it blocks.
That lack of end-user transparancy and control is a red flag. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19173908, 5 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19221936, 5 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Hellingher, 6 months agoefficient by minimalism in settings
more advanced control could be appreciate - Rated 5 out of 5by Lilith D. Bracken, 6 months agoThis extension is great for keeping your searches and browsing more private. It blocks trackers and prevents sites from collecting unnecessary data while you browse. Everything works automatically in the background, so you don’t have to adjust settings constantly. It makes searching and visiting websites feel safer and cleaner, and it’s a simple way to protect your privacy without extra hassle.