Latest DuckDuckGo improvement in Privacy and Security >>>

Expanded Protection Against Diverse ScamsThe upgraded Scam Blocker now targets:

Fraudulent investment/crypto sites: Mimicking legitimate platforms to steal financial data.Scareware: Fake virus alerts pressuring users into purchasing bogus security software.Phishing hubs: 

 Impersonating trusted services to harvest login credentials.Malware distributors: Auto-downloading harmful files during site visits.Tracker-powered malicious ads: Compromising devices via ad networks without clicks.

These additions address the 0.1% of uncommon threats missed by standard blockers. 

When detecting risks, DuckDuckGo halts page loads and displays warnings, allowing safe navigation away from threats.

Anonymous Threat Detection ArchitectureScam Blocker operates through a privacy-centric two-layer system:
Local threat list: Updated every 20 minutes from Netcraft’s real-time scam database, stored directly on devices.

Encrypted verification: For rare threats (<0.1% incidence), DuckDuckGo servers perform anonymous checks without third-party data sharing. 

This approach contrasts with browsers like Chrome and Safari, which send user data to Google’s Safe Browsing service.

 DuckDuckGo’s solution requires no accounts and activates by default across its free desktop/mobile browsers. 

Privacy Pro subscribers extend these protections to all device traffic, even when using other browsers via the DuckDuckGo VPN.