DuckDuckGo Introduces E2EE Backup and Sync Feature on Browser
DuckDuckGo Introduces E2EE Backup and Sync Feature on Browser
DuckDuckGo Introduces E2EE Backup and Sync Feature on Browser
The project announced today the introduction of a new feature called “Sync & Backup,” which allows users to import bookmarks, passwords, and personal settings from other browsers to DuckDuckGo. Moreover, it enables users to move that data from one device to another or restore it on a new device in case they lose their original device.
DuckDuckGo’s announcement declares that the new feature can do the following:
Privately sync and access the bookmarks and passwords saved in your DuckDuckGo browsers – including any you’ve imported from other browsers – across multiple devices.
Back up passwords, bookmarks, and favorites in case your device is lost or damaged.
Migrate your bookmarks and passwords to a new device.
Sync your Email Protection account between devices.
How about actually improving the search results? It's my default search, which means most of the time I have to do a search twice.
I had switched to DDG search and, like you, was getting more and more frustrated with their results. I then switched to SwissCows (https://swisscows.com/) and have never considered another search engine since. The results I want are always top 5. Every time. I sopped testing alternatives long ago and am extremely content using SwissCows! I would recommend checking it out!
Will check it out. Would love to use Google search less but nothing really worked for me.
Interesting, it's sad that for me the search is quiet garbage and feed me with result based on my IP/location and I couldn't find a option to change that like DDG does.
I tried to use it, but when I searched for stuff like "kdenlive reddit" it blocks the search because it may contain violence and pornography
It says they use Bing behind the scenes and deliver search ads from Bing as well.
All search results are bad, this isn't a ddg thing.
Sure. With google I get more that I search for. It might be bad but it works for me. Ddg does not work for me in the same way. I use just to support is them as an alternative to Google.
I've been using duckduckgo for years. It used to be great. Nowadays whenever I use it I have to redo the search with !g or !b again to see the same garbage results and maybe between the three of them I find what I was looking for.
Now I'm using searx with 3 4 enignes selected to at least get their results in the same page. It's slower than I like it to be but overall it's faster than redoing the search in multiple engines.
If you search a lot, you should really look into Kagi Search, "a highly accurate, lightning-fast, user-centric, 100% privacy-respecting search engine with results augmented by non-commercial indexes and personalized searches." Much better than the ad-supported ones, or even DDG, in my experience.
Nah, it's definitely not important enough for me to pay for it.
The problem is that you are required to give them your payment information and you need an account. That doesn't sound privacy respecting to me.
Agree. I find solace in SearXNG -- https://baresearch.org
But these past few years the search algorithms have changed to be anticonsumer and now users are using social sites to get information fast.
In effect the Internet has taken the place of Cable News and been ruined and dumbed down.
Well they don't know literally everything said you so of course it's a bit off.
I've just started to search a bit more specific. Works well
Both DDG and Google search is so bad these days that I actually started using Bing. At least with Bing, you can ask the AI to find that specific thing for you. Works almost as well as simply adding site:reddit.com to all of your DDG searches, sometimes better even.