1/There are people who are genuinely trying to talk intelligently about cryptocurrencies, but can’t because they don’t have historical background. This thread tries to correct that by suggesting required reading. First, it’s necessary to know what problem it attempts to solve.

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-centric browser arrives on Mac theverge.com/2022/4/12/2302…

Our new TV & Radio campaign, "Watching You", launches nationwide in the U.S. today🤗 We put a twist on The Police’s iconic song “Every Breath You Take” to highlight how companies like Google invade your privacy online & how easy it is to take back your privacy with DuckDuckGo. x.com/DuckDuckGo/sta…

Today we're announcing increased protection from Microsoft trackers in our browsing apps, expanded transparency around our web privacy protections and more. Read all the details here: spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-a…

NEWS: We reached a settlement with Sephora for failing to disclose that it was selling consumer data, failing to honor requests to opt-out of sale, and failing to fix these violations. I hope this sends a message to businesses not complying with the #CCPA: CADOJ is watching.

It was a pleasure working with Tatum Hunter on this research. 96% of popular Android apps contain 3rd-party trackers. The only escape is to block them. That's why we launched DuckDuckGo's App Tracking Protection (spreadprivacy.com/introducing-ap…).

😑 wired.com/story/metas-vr…

The wait is over! 🏃🏻 Block creepy trackers in your Android apps with our App Tracking Protection. As of today, it's available for all Android users in open beta. spreadprivacy.com/app-tracking-p…

DuckDuckGo is looking for early beta testers for our new Windows browser app. DM me if you'd be willing to test and contribute to shaping the direction of the product.

NEW: Have you seen these Google sign-in pop-ups lately? They may seem helpful but signing in actually gives consent to being tracked. We just released Google Sign-in Pop-up Protection to help block the pop-ups in our apps and extensions.🚀

Thomas Germain Consumer Reports And yet the GoodRx Android app is currently blasting hundreds of tracking requests to Branch Metrics, AppsFlyer and more after searching for a few prescription drugs. (Stopped by DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection)

Thrilled to see the FTC taking action on some of the most invasive tracking I've ever seen in an app. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

Fantastic piece from my former colleague Megan Gray wired.com/story/google-a…

You can now enable Global Privacy Control in Firefox Settings (Privacy & Security section) to protect your data from GPC-compliant websites. globalprivacycontrol.org bugzilla.mozilla.org/1830623

We've recently made exciting updates to our browser, private search and more. Check them out here👇

People hate cookie pop-ups. In DuckDuckGo's browsers we automatically select the most private option for you and close them out. More privacy. Less annoyance. wired.com/story/cookie-p…

📣 We're excited to introduce... DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro: three new protections bundled into one easy subscription. Subscribers get: ✅ An Anonymous VPN ✅ Personal Information Removal ✅ Identity Theft Restoration Learn more 👇 spreadprivacy.com/meetprivacypro/

Get this. So I go on the search engine with 98% of market to re-read views of fixes for its illegal anticompetitive conduct (my query: “DuckDuckGo Google remedies”). Google leads with AI-generated bullets linking to and sourcing tweets from its lobbyist (Adam K, Chamber of P).

We just added o3-mini to Duck.ai (DuckDuckGo's private AI chat service where you can chat with popular models for free). It's pretty great, you should check it out -- no account needed!

Translation: Meta has been secretly tracking millions of Android users’ browsing activity in Chrome and other browsers. If you use Chrome on Android with any Meta apps installed, you may have been affected. DuckDuckGo blocks this tracking by default. (1/5)