XOutlier
Download .zipAdd to Chrome

DuckDuckGo

@DuckDuckGo2.6M followers

Independent online privacy company with browser, search engine, and optional AI.

Open on X
Top outlier
33.1×
Best organic post
Peak views
11.2M
Single post
Bookmarks
31k
Across 100 organic posts
Last scan
Oct 17
Community cache
Posts 100 posts
#DatePost↓ OutlierViewsLikesRepostsBookmarks
1Mar 15, '21After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it. Spying on users has nothing to33.1×0124k31k5.7k
2Jan 27, '18If you ever get asked why you should use DuckDuckGo instead of Google, here's a definitive answer by @yegg:21.4×067k27k1k
3Jul 14, '25New setting: hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGo Our philosophy about AI features is “private, useful, and optional.” Our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for. You s20.1×11.2M7.7k983932
4Oct 27, '21Google wants you to think "Incognito Mode" is private. It's not. Google still tracks you. Every Google search and most sites you visit, too. Had enough? Use DuckDuckGo. We don’t tr14.9×067k10k1k
5Mar 27, '18Please keep in mind that if you #deletefacebook or disengage or reduce usage (the more the better), FB trackers still lurk on about 25% of web pages off of FB. You still need a tra12.3×038k16k1.3k
6Nov 23, '22Google's privacy settings cannot be trusted. They're settling a lawsuit over allegations of misleading users, secretly recording their movements even after location tracking had be5.9×021k6.2k346
7Oct 11, '21Google complies with invasive "keyword warrants" that identify anyone who searched for a term. @iblametom reports: DuckDuckGo doesn't have any search histories by design and, bc of5.1×018k5.4k383
8Jul 9, '21Back in January we shared a story from @themarkup about Facebook recommending political groups to users, despite their promises not to, "specifically to stop amplifying divisive co5.0×017k6k139
9Mar 3, '23Hot take: you need more 🔥 in your life. The Fire Button is a feature in our mobile and desktop browsers that clears all tabs and data in a second or less. You can find it next to 4.9×2.7M4.3k53289
10Dec 5, '22This brings European fines against Meta to more than $900 million since last fall. A better way to protect data? Don't collect it in the first place.4.7×020k3.9k130
11Jun 3, '20Incognito mode isn't private. It never was. DuckDuckGo is private. Will always be.4.6×016k4.8k416
12Feb 3, '21The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is being sued by Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) for failing to respond to requests re: their "data hoovering practices," tapp4.0×015k4.4k154
13Dec 10, '20"FB’s takeover of the social networking market has inflicted a very specific harm on consumers: It has forced them to accept ever worse privacy settings," says @DinaSrinivasan. @Gi3.9×015k3.8k116
14Jan 4, '21"You should take steps to limit Facebook’s data collection. While you can shave the money FB makes selling ads targeted to your interests, this tactic isn’t as effective as spendin3.7×014k3.7k157
15Dec 16, '20Yet again (we've lost count at this point), Google was caught tracking people without their consent. This time by France and fined 120M.3.7×014k3.7k131
16Nov 13, '20"Now, our worst fears have been confirmed. Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have started a pilot program that would allow Ring owners to patch the camera streams from their front do3.5×011k2.9k408
17Aug 27, '20"The simple act of bringing a smartphone to a protest introduces opportunities to be tracked," says Mike Fong. His tips to protect your privacy when attending a protest include: • 3.3×08.6k3.8k316
18Jul 30No camera. No AI. Just Normal Sunglasses. From DuckDuckGo x @Knockaround. (Yes, these are actually real. Get a pair here: )3.2×1.8M3.2k539490
19Jan 10, '21"Google’s power is immeasurable. You see what Google wants you to see." An explainer on the U.S. antitrust lawsuits against the tech giant for "favoring its own products over compe3.2×012k3.4k107
20Sep 25, '21Due to Apple's privacy updates, FB publicly grieved the loss of unregulated access to your data, says @swodinsky. In a statement to their advertising partners, they vented: "We kno3.1×012k2.8k322
21Jan 6, '22The biggest social media networks have made it overly complicated to delete your account, but this comprehensive guide from @WIRED will walk you through how to get rid of Facebook,3.1×08.6k3.2k1.7k
22Feb 6, '234 reasons to spread the word about DuckDuckGo: 1. Google tracks you, we don't 2. "Incognito Mode" isn't really private 3. Our apps block most hidden trackers 4. Same internet, more3.0×1.7M8.2k1.9k69
23Oct 26, '21The Attorney General of Washington DC is now looking to hold Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible for misleading users about Facebook's data privacy practices, reports @ceciliaka3.0×012k2.6k42
24Apr 30, '21“TikTok is a data collection service thinly-veiled as a social network.” For example, in London TikTok is facing a lawsuit for violating UK & EU data protection laws, demanding2.9×011k2.8k218
25Jan 25, '23More than 30 million people in the United States use DuckDuckGo. What's one thing we hear from them all the time? They don't miss Google. Join 'em and give us a try!2.9×1.6M7.8k1k21
26Apr 11, '22"...the Chrome Browser resembles a two-way mirror. You Think you are browsing the web... when in reality, Google and others are browsing you." Leah Elliott's comic is the "ultimate2.8×010k2.4k531
27May 9, '21Facebook/Instagram are pressuring users to allow their apps to track them to keep the apps "free of charge". Reminder: these apps were never free — giving up your data is worth a l2.8×010k3.1k163
28Sep 4, '20A Google engineer on Google's location tracking settings:" Speaking as a user, WTF? More specifically I **thought** I had location tracking turned off on my phone."2.8×08.3k3.6k313
29May 17, '21Tech companies that abuse user trust & privacy are seeing their reputations plunge. "The biggest loser among tech giants was Google, which faced PR headwinds in 2020 as the gov2.7×011k2.4k72
30Dec 21, '20"If you tell Facebook not to collect location information from your iPhone, then it doesn’t, right? Wrong." FB harvests, collects, & stores location metadata from your iPhone p2.6×08.1k2.8k522
31Mar 9, '20Turns out avoiding Facebook is not just good for your privacy, but also leads to "… improvements in well-being, and in particular in self-reported happiness, life satisfaction, dep2.5×011k1.9k93
32Jan 15, '21If you're considering Amazon's Ring, please beware multiple privacy & security concerns, including: • Growing surveillance partnership w/police forces • Third party trackers on2.5×08k3.2k215
33Jul 29, '20Facebook inadvertently brings humor to 2020 with the news they're going to sue the EU for… wait for it… invasion of privacy! 🤣2.4×08.6k2.5k79
34Oct 14, '20To fend off antitrust complaints, Google has often claimed search competition is “only one click away.” Nope. In reality, it takes 15+ clicks to make DuckDuckGo Search (or any othe2.4×08.8k2.5k119
35Apr 17, '21Another day, more privacy washing from Google. Google Play Store is labeling apps as "Teacher approved", which is meant to be read as "kid-safe", but advocacy groups have filed an 2.3×09.6k2.1k114
36Aug 14, '21Google's incognito mode is “pretty useless”. Protect your privacy online for real w/our all-in-one solution: Comic source:2.3×011k1.1k271
37Aug 27, '21A few weeks ago, we shared that FB updated its privacy settings, making it more difficult to find/change them. You know how we feel about FB, but if you NEED to use it, @KateOflahe2.3×06.5k2.8k883
38May 28, '21If you own Amazon devices, they'll automatically opt-in to Amazon's Sidewalk network starting June 8. This allows your devices to connect to your neighbor's WiFi, & theirs to y2.3×05.5k3.2k596
39Sep 29, '20The Q4 2020 results of Google’s search preference menu auction have been released and, as we predicted, DuckDuckGo has been eliminated in most countries.2.2×06.9k2.6k155
40Oct 25, '20Trying to stay private by enabling "Clear cookies & site data when you quit Chrome"? Bad luck — Google exempts its own websites and keeps your data for Google & YouTube. On2.2×08k1.9k192
41Jan 30, '21Calling all C# developers: We're building a new way to use DuckDuckGo on Windows and we need your help. Learn more about this position, or check out all our other open roles:2.1×08.8k1.8k201
42Apr 28, '22According to a leaked memo, "Facebook has no idea where all of its user data goes, or what it’s doing with it" reports Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai.2.1×06.8k2.3k178
43Aug 12, '20Did you know your Amazon customer profile is public by default? That openly reveals any comments, ratings, biographical info, & more. @kimkomando explains how to stop Amazon fr2.1×05.6k2.4k995
44Apr 30, '20Want to see what @Twitter *thinks* they know about you? @sil found this enlightening page listing your so-called interests. Although you can't stop the data collection completely, 2.0×05.8k1.6k1.1k
45Jun 26, '18We are proud to have a profitable business model that doesn't rely on collecting personal data. Our Founder & CEO explains how we make money & why companies like Google &am2.0×05.7k2.3k173
46Feb 9, '22A battle is brewing: "Metaverse wants to harvest new, uncharted personal info (noting/analyzing where eyes go on a screen & how long you gaze at products). But data privacy wan1.9×06.6k2.2k143
47Jun 23, '20We're proud to help Apple identify trackers to block, giving hundreds of millions of people more simple privacy without any trade-offs.1.9×09.3k846220
48Apr 10, '21Give up your biometric data or lose your job? @LaurenKGurley on the dystopian ultimatum facing Amazon drivers.1.9×05.5k2.2k125
49Mar 27, '22TikTok user? Jake Peterson covers the most aggressive privacy invasion of the app: "contact sharing", which means TikTok sharing your account with ppl you might not even know. Here1.8×06k1.6k621
50Sep 27, '20"Weather apps deserve their own little corner in hell," @swodinsky says of The Weather App's latest data-mining tactic: using 3rd party data focused on user shopping habits 👿 Sear1.8×06.6k1.8k149
51Nov 8, '20A US Department of Homeland Security memo reveals ICE + CBP are buying geolocation data to track people, report @Haleaziz & @caro1inehaskins. “This raises concerns about dragne1.7×05.5k1.9k109
52Sep 18, '21Tired of your house being available for anyone online to see? @prawnay shares how you can hide your house on Street View, Look Around, and StreetSide:1.7×05.2k1.6k942
53Apr 19, '22NEW: our apps & extensions now protect against Google AMP tracking. When you load or share a Google AMP page anywhere from DuckDuckGo apps (iOS/Android/Mac) or extensions (Fire1.7×07.7k1k149
54Nov 7, '20Give us a minute... just silent screaming over this oxymoron: Google VPN 😱 Here's why using it is a terrible idea:1.7×06.8k1.3k149
55Sep 15, '21"Remember when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "the future is private"? LOL." - @katienotopoulos breaks down Facebook's latest surveillance tool, camera glasses:1.7×06.1k1.8k145
56Feb 6, '21If you have TikTok, it's highly likely they have your phone number, which is a gold mine that allows the platform to track users “across apps and websites used by other companies."1.7×05.5k1.9k338
57Mar 15, '20If you weren't convinced it's time to #DeleteFacebook... "Suppose I go to a restaurant, & booked using my name & phone number. The restaurant sends that data to Facebook...1.6×04.8k1.7k419
58Dec 9, '20Google has 94%+ of mobile search (yes, that high) — established through anti-competitive tactics. Nevertheless, we've grown to #2 in the US, UK, CA, AU & more. We'd be much hig1.6×06.6k1.1k41
59Sep 3, '20Albion College is requiring students to download & install contact tracing app Aura, and we're happy to hear parents are protesting. "The app is designed to track students’ rea1.6×04.2k2k71
60Jun 16, '21Thanks to you, over the last 12 months we’ve been DuckDuckGrowing like crazy! • More than 50M app downloads • 55% increase in search traffic • Became the #2 search engine on mobile1.5×06.7k1.1k64
61Oct 18, '22🚨 New feature alert 🚨 DuckDuckGo for Mac beta cleans up YouTube with our new Duck Player. We'll seamlessly protect you from targeted ads & cookies with a distraction-free int1.5×07.2k714293
62May 25, '21Don't be fooled by Google's attempts at privacy washing. Notice not one announcement says Google is going to collect less data about its users. Misleading by design might be a bett1.5×06.1k1.6k53
63Feb 12, '22The IRS has ended its use of facial recognition due to major pushback. "Privacy advocates (e.g., @RonWyden) raised concerns over the use of ID. me’s tech almost immediately after t1.5×06k1.4k75
64May 15, '21If you don't accept WhatsApp's new privacy policy, they won't technically disable your account, but make "it pretty much unusable," reports @swodinsky. We believe products should b1.5×05.6k1.5k130
65Aug 25, '22Our Email Protection beta is now open to all! Get a ✉️ address and/or generate unlimited random addresses & we'll remove trackers before forwarding emails to your regular inbox1.5×05.8k988539
66Aug 9, '20Google and Facebook know how to sell ads w/out damaging privacy... but they choose not to. Our Founder & CEO, @yegg, explains:1.5×05.4k1.6k127
67Sep 17, '20"Whatever the reason, it's relatively easy to request Google blur out the image of your home or apartment on Google Street View." @jmorse_ shares the steps to take.1.4×04.6k1.5k499
68Apr 20, '21After a recent legal settlement, Disney, Viacom, & 10 ad tech firms are removing tracking software that could be used to target kids w/ads. “On 1000s of apps, children will no 1.4×06k1.2k45
69Dec 3, '20YSK along w/ antitrust Google has also been sued by consumers directly in several class action privacy suits: • On hidden mobile tracking: • On so-called "incognito" mode: • Just s1.4×05.7k1.2k69
70Aug 20, '20We've been using the term "privacy washing" lately, which is when online companies give users a false cloak of privacy... its downright manipulative. @pardesoteric breaks down some1.4×04.6k1.6k242
71Aug 8, '21Facebook is studying "ways of analyzing encrypted data w/out decrypting it", presumably to serve more behavioral ads. This is what happens when creepy ads is your business model.1.4×05.5k1.3k107
72Jun 28, '21"Jeff Bezos has a hidden weapon: your data." @mattburgess1's steps to limit the info Amazon can gather & use include: • Turn off personalized ads & browsing history • Use a1.4×04.7k1.5k241
73Nov 28, '21Should a company be allowed to offer subscription sign ups online but make cancellations only available over the phone? The FTC says no. We agree and believe it's dark patterns lik1.4×05.7k1.2k42
74Aug 2, '21QR codes grew in prevalence during the last 18-months, & privacy experts are concerned, reports @erinkwoo. “People don’t understand that when you use a QR code, it inserts the 1.4×04.1k1.7k286
75Aug 11, '21"Google fired dozens of employees between 2018-2020 for abusing their access to the company's tools or data, w/some workers potentially facing allegations of accessing Google user 1.3×05.4k1.1k122
76Nov 14, '21A parking garage in LA asks patrons to download the Metropolis app, whose "4k+ word privacy policy is... aggressively focused on learning who you are & how you behave," reports1.3×04.7k1.4k52
77Mar 20, '21In trying to kill a class action lawsuit, Google admits Incognito mode was never meant to actually protect your privacy: "websites might be able to collect info about your browsing1.3×05.4k1.1k48
78May 31, '21Even if you opt out of Facebook tracking your location data, they continue to harvest it from the photos you share. "Don’t upload photos to FB or Instagram that have significant lo1.3×04.1k1.6k82
79Feb 4, '21Facebook & Google don't care about fines, so @mathbabedotorg says we should hit them where it hurts: "The most valuable assets — the algorithms that Facebook developed from the1.3×04.8k1.3k80
80Oct 18, '22DuckDuckGo for Mac beta is now available to download: 🎉 Going “incognito” with other browsers doesn’t deliver substantive web tracking protection; you deserve privacy all the time1.3×05.8k632179
81Oct 9, '19Now more than ever, there's a need to cut through the noise surrounding privacy. That's why we've launched DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly, a curated newsletter to highlight important pr1.3×04.5k1.4k56
82Mar 9, '21Google says after replacing 3rd-party cookies with a technology called FLoC, their behavioral ads will be just as effective. In other words, they can continue to target & manip1.3×05.8k78080
83Nov 1, '20Buying (or already own) an Amazon Ring camera? @mguariglia w/privacy & civil liberties concerns to consider, including: • Ring footage isn't private • You should delete footage1.2×04.5k1.1k160
84Aug 4, '21It may surprise you "how much access law enforcement has to your data, how it might be used against you, or what your rights are — if any — to prevent it." @SaraMorrison says prote1.2×04.2k1.3k176
85Oct 16, '20"The more I understood how my info was being collected, shared & sold, the more I wanted to protect my privacy," says @laurelwamsley. Her tips: • Practice good security hygiene1.2×04.4k1k210
86Nov 15, '20Google's attempt to appear innocent in antitrust investigations? Just stop employees from sounding guilty... "Taboo words include 'market,' 'barriers to entry,' & 'network effe1.2×04.2k1.2k68
87Nov 16, '21Our latest survey in the U.S. shows 27 million Americans (8.6%) use DuckDuckGo! We run surveys to estimate how many users we have because, you know, we don't track. Join the tens o1.2×05.3k79219
88Sep 23, '22South Korea is the latest government to take legal action against Meta and Alphabet for allegedly misleading users on data privacy.1.1×04.9k85079
89Sep 14, '18Do we store your location history, even when you've asked us not to? Nope. Do we even know your location history? Nope. #ComeToTheDuckSide1.1×04k1.3k7
90May 6, '21"Signal doesn’t have access to messages; chat lists; groups; contacts; stickers; profile names/avatars; or even GIFs." That’s why we suggest @signalapp for messaging. With end-to-e1.1×04.4k1.1k102
91Jul 3, '21Google has now pushed back removing 3rd party cookies in Chrome another 2 years (to late 2023), but at the same time still testing new tracking mechanisms (like “FLoC”). What shoul1.1×04.1k1.1k87
92Feb 23, '21How it started... How it's going. #DeleteFacebook Facebook & Google’s conception of privacy is really security, which are not the same. It’s "we’ll try to make sure hackers can1.1×04.4k91886
94Sep 10, '20📈 A Record Breaking August at DuckDuckGo! ⌨️ 2B searches 📱4M app/extension installs 👩‍💻 65M guesstimated active users (we don't actually know because... privacy) Each person th1.1×04.3k93823
95Oct 18, '20“We must do better than subjecting our students to surveillance & violations of their privacy... better than allowing algorithmic policing through biometric surveillance as the1.1×04.3k84973
96Sep 26, '21The FTC updated a decade-old 2009 Health Breach Notification Rule, now requiring health apps & devices that “too often fail to invest in adequate privacy & data security" t1.1×04.2k1k35
97Apr 23, '21Facebook plans to create an Instagram for kids under 13 & privacy advocates are rightfully concerned. "IG relies on extensive data collection, maximising time on devices, promo1.0×04.1k69944
98Oct 8, '20We're excited to announce that DuckDuckGo Search now includes route planning for location-related searches. The perfect tool for people who want interactive maps with privacy prote1.0×03.9k96951
99Feb 22, '21When you get cookie notices on websites, we recommend clicking the option to review, since it is usually just a few clicks to disable the most invasive ones. Get our app to totally1.0×04.4k650125
100Sep 8, '21Google's reaction when we try to explain that they don't have to serve behavioral ads to make money:1.0×04.5k59932
101Feb 19, '21As a duck, we generally like flocks. Not this one: “Since FLoC uses your browsing history to assign you to interest-based cohorts, the end result is akin to a super-tracker” says o0.5×01.9k50747

Scan another creator

@
@karpathy@levelsio@paulg@naval@marclou@illyism

Run this on any account.

XOutlier builds this table for every public profile you open on x.com, with live data and every post, not just the top 50.

Add to Chrome Download .zip