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☆ DuckDuckGo CEO testified that Apple was 'really serious' about replacing Google as default for private browsing
  + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Apple once considered replacing Google as its default search engine in private browsing mode on its products in favor of DuckDuckGo, according to recently unsealed testimony by the rival search CEO. DuckDuckGo first got a response from Apple about its idea to become the default search engine in private browsing in 2016, Weinberg said. DuckDuckGo claims its search engine greatly reduces the amount of tracking that is still possible in other search engines, even while on private browsing mode. DuckDuckGo presented Apple executives with data about what Apple users expect from private browsing mode, which Weinberg said he'd thought "was pretty compelling." DuckDuckGO estimated its market share "would increase multiple times over" just by becoming the default in private browsing mode.
Persons: Gabriel Weinberg, Apple, Weinberg, Apple's, DuckDuckGo, Craig Federighi, he'd, Adler, John Giannandrea, Giannandrea, Apple didn't Organizations: DuckDuckGo Inc, Washington , D.C, Google, CNBC, Department, Apple, Microsoft, Bing, Worldwide Developers Conference, Samsung, Mozilla, Opera, YouTube Locations: Washington ,, Cupertino , California, Cupertino
☆ Google's contracts with browser makers blocked us from distribution, says rival search engine DuckDuckGo
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Google's exclusive contracts proved to be an "obstacle" for DuckDuckGo in pitching browsers on becoming the default search engine for their private browsing modes, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg testified in federal court on Thursday. DuckDuckGo, known for its privacy-centric search engine that rivals Google's, had at some point pitched its search engine to be the default in private browsing modes of other browsers, Weinberg testified in Washington, D.C., District Court. "We thought it was a great pitch to browsers, honestly," Weinberg said during questioning by an attorney for the Justice Department. DuckDuckGo's own research has found that many consumers aren't aware that private browsing modes do not provide as much tracking protection as they would expect. Weinberg said the company presented that information to browser makers, showing that private browsing can mislead consumers, offering DuckDuckGo as a solution to that problem.
Persons: Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo, Weinberg Organizations: DuckDuckGo Inc, Washington , D.C, Google's, Google, Department of Justice, Justice Department Locations: Washington ,
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