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DuckDuckGo's privacy claims

DuckDuckGo's claims about using only ephemeral technical data and discarding it, and the nuances and limitations of these claims

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Jan 16, 2026

Exactly which storage types (IndexedDB, service workers, localStorage) are preserved by DuckDuckGo Fireproofing on Android and iOS?

DuckDuckGo’s “Fireproof” feature intentionally exempts a site’s first‑party cookies and related site storage from the app’s one‑tap purge so users can stay signed‑in (DuckDuckGo Help) . Independent te...

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