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Encryption and HTTPS

The use of encryption (HTTPS) to protect search content in transit, but not DNS logs and connection metadata.

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Jan 11, 2026

Can third‑party hosting providers or ISPs produce routing logs that link DuckDuckGo searches to IP addresses?

Yes — the technical reality is that ISPs and intermediate hosting/content providers necessarily see IP-level routing information for DuckDuckGo connections and could produce logs that associate an IP ...