DuckDuckGo Will Automatically Encrypt More Sites You Visit

guest · Nov 19, 2019

DuckDuckGo Will Automatically Encrypt More Sites You Visit
If a site offers HTTPS, DuckDuckGo's Smarter Encryption will take you there
November 19, 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/duckduckgo-smarter-encryption/

And while some mechanisms do redirect you to an encrypted version of a site, they often do so only after exposing that initial request. The makers of the privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo think there's a better way.

Today DuckDuckGo is releasing a feature called Smarter Encryption that combines its existing private search capabilities and tracker blocking service with a new tool to upgrade encryption for more of the sites you visit.
It's available on DuckDuckGo's mobile browser for Android and iOS, and through the company's desktop browser extension for Firefox and Chrome. DuckDuckGo is also open sourcing the code behind the feature so other sites and platforms can adopt it as well.

"I think people tend to think it’s a less of a problem because a lot of sites automatically redirect you to an encrypted version now, though a lot of sites also still don’t," says Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo's founder and CEO.
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Beyonder · Nov 19, 2019

Well well well, might actually consider leaving StartPage soon.

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