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DuckDuckGo attempts to identify [[spam]] and parked domains in search results, and omits them. The search engine also uses human policed sources like [[Wikipedia]] and [[Conservapedia]], placing links from these sources (note not just to them, but from them), above algorithmically generated links. The CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, explained, "We've gone out and found entries in about a hundred other human-powered sites that are policed for spam. We use their APIs and extract the info. [...] As a result, our links are doubly controlled for spam."<ref name=fast/>
DuckDuckGo attempts to identify [[spam]] and parked domains in search results, and omits them. The search engine also uses human policed sources like [[Wikipedia]] and [[Conservapedia]], placing links from these sources (note not just to them, but from them), above algorithmically generated links. The CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, explained, "We've gone out and found entries in about a hundred other human-powered sites that are policed for spam. We use their APIs and extract the info. [...] As a result, our links are doubly controlled for spam."<ref name=fast/>
==Criticism==
==Criticisms==
Despite its dedication to user privacy, [[One America News Network]] claimed that, through cookies and targeted advertising, the search engine may be tracking users after all, contrary to its claims and despite its innovations.<ref>https://www.oann.com/watch-private-browser-duckduckgo-may-be-giving-your-data-to-google/</ref><br />
Despite its dedication to user privacy, [[One America News Network]] claimed that, through cookies and targeted advertising, the search engine may be tracking users after all, contrary to its claims and despite its innovations.<ref>https://www.oann.com/watch-private-browser-duckduckgo-may-be-giving-your-data-to-google/</ref><br />
The platform has also been criticized for not encrypting search terms, which would be complex to implement but but should be possible. However, they do offer an optional setting to send search terms by POST, which helps conceal them.<ref>https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy</ref> Additionally, some have pointed out that using DuckDuckGo still leaves traces on the local computer, such as which terms were searched and which results were viewed. However, this is the case with any web browser, for any website or search engine. This information can be manually purged from the browser, or a private browsing mode (if offered) can automatically delete this information.<ref>https://dzone.com/articles/duckduckgo-has-a-privacy-problem</ref>
The platform has also been criticized for not encrypting search terms, which would be complex to implement but but should be possible. However, they do offer an optional setting to send search terms by POST, which helps conceal them.<ref>https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy</ref> Additionally, some have pointed out that using DuckDuckGo still leaves traces on the local computer, such as which terms were searched and which results were viewed. However, this is the case with any web browser, for any website or search engine. This information can be manually purged from the browser, or a private browsing mode (if offered) can automatically delete this information.<ref>https://dzone.com/articles/duckduckgo-has-a-privacy-problem</ref><br />
It is also important to keep in mind that DuckDuckGo is not, and can not be, a complete privacy solution. For example, the service still knows its user's IP addresses and browser fingerprints, [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] can see what websites their users are connecting with, and to some extent, determine what they are doing. It is best to consider this, and any privacy-centric search engine, as one of several parts to securing one's privacy online.
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