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Search engine tracking

How search engines like Google track user activity, and potential risks to user privacy

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Jan 13, 2026
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Does DuckDuckGo track or save my searches?

DuckDuckGo publicly and repeatedly states it does not track users or save search histories and that its systems are designed so it “does not even have the ability to create a search or browsing histor...

Jan 9, 2026

Which privacy‑focused search engines in 2025 document zero retention policies, and how do researchers verify those claims?

A set of widely mentioned privacy‑focused search engines—DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, Startpage, Qwant, MetaGer, Searx (and forks), Mojeek and niche players like Gibiru—publicly claim no‑logging or zero ...