DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
Actively protects your data in your current browser.
- Users:
- 4,000,000+
- Rating:
- 4.25 (2,075) 1 new ratings
- Version:
- 2025.4.7 (Last updated: 2025-04-10)
- Creation date:
- 2020-05-28
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- alarms
- contextMenus
- declarativeNetRequest
- declarativeNetRequestFeedback
- scripting
- storage
- tabs
- webRequest
- webNavigation See more
- Host permissions:
- *://*/*
- Size:
- 5.68M
- Email:
- of*****@duckduckgo.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
Manifest V3 Overrides search engine
Ranking
# 112 ▲ 1
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User reviews
Pros
- Great privacy features
- Blocks most tracking
- Easy installation
- Works well for basic browsing needs
Cons
- Overrides default search engine settings
- Limited customization options
- Replaces home/startup page without permission
- Increases unwanted advertisements
- Issues with generating private email addresses
Most mentioned
- Inability to set preferred search engine
- Extension takes over new tab and home page
- Problems with customization of options
- Issues related to ads in search results
- Difficulties in using Google services with the extension enabled
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User
reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
I like it so much but i cant use https://safe.duckduckgo.com/ as a search engine now because it in force me to use https://duckduckgo.com/ instead
by 
Amr Mostafa, 2025-04-14
Amr Mostafa, 2025-04-14Trop bien
by 
Regis Pfleger, 2025-04-14
Regis Pfleger, 2025-04-14It forces you to use duck duck go as default search engine
by 
Yash Patel, 2025-03-25
Yash Patel, 2025-03-25Extension safety
Risk impact
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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