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Nov 25, 2025
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Has DuckDuckGo ever been criticized for data sharing?

Critics and researchers have repeatedly flagged occasions where DuckDuckGo’s privacy promises appeared weaker in practice — most notably a 2022 finding that Microsoft-owned tracking scripts could stil...

Jan 18, 2026
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If my ISP doesn’t throttle back my TOR usage do you think it means the ISP accepts it?

Not seeing obvious throttling when using Tor does not prove an ISP "accepts" Tor; it means the ISP either has no active policy or detection in place, tolerates Tor traffic under current conditions, or...

Nov 20, 2025
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How does DuckDuckGo respond to national security letters, gag orders, or FISA requests?

Available reporting shows DuckDuckGo publicly emphasizes a no-tracking pledge and defaults to not recording search queries, but independent coverage and security researchers have flagged limits and ex...

Nov 20, 2025

What does DuckDuckGo's privacy policy say about search data retention and storage?

DuckDuckGo’s public privacy materials and multiple tech articles state the company does not retain personal search histories, IP addresses, or other identifying search data and treats each search as a...

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