DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials

Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser.

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials - Secure Browsing on Edge

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is an innovative Edge add-on designed to enhance online privacy. It's equipped with features that block third-party trackers, enforce encrypted connections, and prevent email tracking. The add-on also includes built-in private search, fingerprinting protection, link tracking protection, and more. Experience a safe browsing experience like never before with DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.40
(194)
Version: 2024.10.16 (Last updated: 2024-10-23)
Creation date: 2022-01-25
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides search engine: Yes
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • alarms
  • contextMenus
  • declarativeNetRequest
  • declarativeNetRequestFeedback
  • scripting
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webNavigation
  • See more
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 5.22M

Other platforms

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials (v2024.10.16)
4.26 (2,068) 4,000,000
DuckDuckGo Private Browser (v5.222.0)
4.71 (2,216,992) 65,219,603
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials (v2024.10.16)
4.34 (2,233) 1,391,163
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Add-on summary

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Simple and seamless privacy protection for your browser.  

Protecting your privacy online is like protecting your home. Locking the front door won’t stop the most determined folks from getting inside, especially if you’ve left the back door and windows unlocked and an extra key under the doormat. That’s why we offer multiple types of privacy protection, most of which aren’t offered in most popular browsers by default.   

With the press of a button, you get seamless protection from most 3rd-party trackers while you search and browse, access to tracking protections for emails you receive, and much more. Together these privacy essentials make more privacy your default.     FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Search Privately by Default - DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, so you can easily search the web without being tracked. 

• Escape Website Trackers Before They Load - automatically stop most hidden trackers (3rd-party scripts) from loading, which prevents companies from collecting and using (e.g. sale, ads, etc.) any data from these trackers. Our cutting-edge tracker blocking technology goes well above and beyond what you get in most popular browsers by default. 

• Automatically Enforce Encryption - force many sites you visit to automatically use an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, which helps shield your data from Wi-Fi snoopers and network onlookers like your Internet provider. Most popular browsers only direct users to encrypted versions of pages in specific circumstances, like when you navigate directly to a page in the address bar. We check our list of upgradable sites for all links you click. 

• Enable Built-in Email Protection - Over 85% of emails sent to Duck Addresses contained trackers that can detect when you’ve opened a message, where you were when you opened it, and what device you were using. Email Protection makes it easy to block most email trackers and hide your existing address when signing up for things online, all without switching email providers. 

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to install and set up.
  • Provides good privacy protection.
  • Responsive support team.
  • Has worked well for users in the past.
Cons
  • Stopped working after recent updates.
  • Extension often greyed out and unresponsive.
  • Compatibility issues with Microsoft Edge.
  • Does not properly change default search engine or homepage.
Most mentioned
  • Extension is greyed out and not functioning.
  • Issues with Microsoft Edge interfering with the add-on.
  • Problems with configuration and settings.
  • User complaints about lack of support responses.
User reviews
Muito bom! Cumpre o que promete.
by Leonardo, 2024-12-03

worked for a while then stopped working, needed to remove and reinstal. very easy and good
by jenny, 2024-11-26

Hey DuckDuckGo Team, I am using your search and addon for years but don't know what happens when I started using same in Edge browser. Earlier, I use to install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials addon from chrome addons store but now from edge addon store. If I enable this as default to be my search engine and homepage and new tab (like google has with their homepage on desktop) on edge browser, neither homepage nor the new tab changes, it remains default to what MSN and Bing has out of the box. On top of that, the search bar on the homepage and new tab doesn't take searches to be of DuckDuckGo but of Bing. Never had I seen this kind of issue. Either I need to uninstall this or keep using Bing or stop using "Edge on Windows" (seriously, 🤭) just like Chrome on Android. I think Microsoft is also attracting a DOJ anti-trust case like Google over forced monopolies and landlocking users. Hey DDG, now you see where your search can be used in such scenarios (your own DuckDuckGo browser 🫤)
by Varniit, 2024-11-25
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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