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Website tracking and privacy

The issue of website tracking and user privacy, including the role of third-party scripts and cookies

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Jan 15, 2026
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What local data does DuckDuckGo browser store besides history?

Two publicly available pieces of reporting give conflicting answers about what the DuckDuckGo browser stores locally: a Security Stack Exchange discussion notes that the browser appears to keep a simp...

Jan 22, 2026

can a website see my type of computer

the type of computer a visitor is using in broad strokes: they can learn the operating system and browser from the HTTP User-Agent header and refine that picture using JavaScript and , but they genera...

Jan 10, 2026

Does DuckDuckGo collect any personal data from its browser extension users?

DuckDuckGo’s public documentation and extension listings state explicitly that the DuckDuckGo browser extension does not track users or collect personal data tied to individual identities, and the com...

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