Vivaldi's Private Browsing Tabs Now Use DuckDuckGo as Default Search Engine
Vivaldi on Thursday announced a
collaboration with Internet privacy company DuckDuckGo to integrate
the latter's search engine into the private browsing tab of the Vivaldi
browser. With this integration, DuckDuckGo will be the default search engine of
private browsing tabs in the browser - irrespective of the default search
engine in the normal browsing mode. This is unlike other browsers such as Chrome and Firefox wherein
default search engines for both modes remain the same.
Unlike other major search engines such as Google
Search, Yahoo Search, and Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo does not send
your browsing information to parties like your employer, computer
administrator, and Internet Service Provider (ISP). However, all these alternatives
do not store browsing history for future access.
Founded back in 2008, DuckDuckGo has widely
been regarded as the "privacy-focused" alternative to Google mostly
because it offers complete protection of browsing data with end-to-end
encryption. "DuckDuckGo does not collect or share personal data of its
users," the company says. DuckDuckGo has been used on Safari and Tor Web
browsers for the past few years.
"We believe privacy is a fundamental
right and that users should not be tracked online or offline," says Jon
von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi Technologies.
"A lot of people think their searches
aren't tracked in private browsing modes. Unfortunately, that's not true. This
new integration with Vivaldi enables people to get the privacy they expect and
deserve in that mode," said Gabriel Weinberg, CEO & Founder of
DuckDuckGo.
Back in January, DuckDuckGo released its
revamped version that brings features such as tracker network blocking,
improved encryption, private search, and an improved Terms of Service rating
system.
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