DuckDuckGo is a private search engine. It is adamant about spreading privacy around the internet. However, there is one issue we discovered that raises privacy concerns. Your search terms, while they may be sent over your network in an encrypted form, show up in plain text in browsing history. DDG may work well for reducing advertiser tracking, avoiding filter bubbles, and limiting data profiling, however as this post explains, it may not offer the protection from surveillance organizations that some think. Subscribe to Privacy Guy: null DuckDuckGo, along with many other private search engines, saw a massive influx of users after Edward Snowden sparked general interest in privacy, specifically from government surveillance agencies. Snowden endorsed the use of private search tools for their lack of tracking. However, he also endorsed the use of other data protection measures to create a complete privacy suite. Snowden explains that no privacy tool, or system, is perfect. But more privacy is a good thing, across the board, even if it doesn’t quite protect you from all angles. Get The Patriot Privacy Kit: https://bit.ly/patriot-privacy Read More: https://choosetoencrypt.com/news/search-encrypt-has-better-privacy-by-default-than-duckduckgo/ A few alternatives to DuckDuckGo: SearchEncrypt.com // StartPage.com // Qwant.com #duckduckgo #privacy #searchengine