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DuckDuckGo's mobile protections

DuckDuckGo's mobile protections reduce external collection of browsing and app data

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Jan 24, 2026
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What is 'Fireproofing' in DuckDuckGo and how does it affect cookies and site logins?

in the mobile browser is a user-controlled exception that keeps a site's first‑party cookies and local storage from being erased when the browser's one‑tap "" clears browsing data, allowing users to r...

Jan 29, 2026
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How does DuckDuckGo’s Fireproofing work under the hood and what data types it preserves?

’s is a selective exception to the browser’s one‑tap “Fire Button” data purge: sites placed on the Fireproof list retain certain first‑party artifacts so users stay signed in and site features continu...

Jan 7, 2026
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Are there confirmed cases of DuckDuckGo breaching user data?

There are no widely accepted, publicly disclosed incidents showing DuckDuckGo suffered a classic data breach that dumped user records to attackers; instead reporting documents a series of privacy laps...

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