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Google, Facebook, and other companies make your personal data their product.

Even everyday online activities like purchasing groceries or looking up the local weather can result in dozens of companies tracking you.

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85%of popular sites have trackers.

85%of emails have trackers.

96%of popular Android apps have trackers.

Trackers lurk nearly everywhere.

Trackers can pick up your location history, search history, browsing history, and more, inferring your age, ethnicity, gender, interests, and habits.

† Based on research for Web, Email, Apps.

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They auction off your data to the highest bidder.

A search for 'Red Sneakers' on Google, and an ad for the same product on Instagram

Companies use our data to create detailed profiles about us that even include info on our friends and families. This lets companies follow us around with ads so creepy it can seem like our devices are listening in on our conversations (even when they aren’t).

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They’re doing more than just following you around with creepy ads.

These profiles are used to influence what you see online, and can lead to manipulation and discrimination based on what they know about you.

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It’s a myth that companies need to track you to make money.

DuckDuckGo has been free to use since day one, and private search ads have kept us profitable for nearly a decade. When you search for “car” we show you a car ad — it’s that simple.

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The company best known for its search engine is launching a new set of tools aimed at creating an ‘easy button’ for protecting your data online.

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Tackling email privacy has been a major goal for DuckDuckGo, as the company pushes for privacy-friendly methods for various online tasks.

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It doesn’t allow targeted advertising, results are not based on your search history, and you’ll see fewer ads based on your search. It’s easy to use and install, too.

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The 13-year-old company appears to be in a prime position to fulfill internet users’ increasing desire for privacy in an age of data leaks, breaches and scandals.

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