As one would expect from a DuckDuckGo product, privacy is at the forefront. The browser uses the DuckDuckGo search engine by default, and the smarter encryption feature will make sure you use the HTTPS encrypted version of the sites more often. There is a monitoring blocker, email protection and the company’s famous Fire Button, which closes all tabs and wipes your browser data with a single click. In-app data such as history, bookmarks and passwords are saved by default only on your system. You can enter your bookmarks and passwords from some other browsers and password managers. DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo says the browser will also remove many of these annoying cookie consent pop-ups. It can delete them for you on specific websites by automatically rejecting as many cookies as possible. This feature will be available for about half of the sites from the beginning. DuckDuckGo says this percentage will increase during the beta period. In the privacy stream, you will be able to see which sites have tried to track you. There is the option to delete saved data from some sites and return to recently viewed pages, albeit with some extra privacy. DuckDuckGo claims that its Mac browser is also fast. It uses the same built-in rendering engine as Safari and blocks trackers before they load. The Mac browser is in beta for invitation only. To subscribe to the waiting list, either download the DuckDuckGo mobile app or update it to the latest version. From the “More than DuckDuckGo” menu in the settings, select DuckDuckGo for Desktop PC and click “Subscribe to Private Waiting List”. You will eventually receive a notification with an invitation code and a link to stick your browser on your Mac. The process is a bit unusual, but, quite rightly, you will not need to provide personal information. All products offered by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, regardless of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may gain an affiliate commission.
