This will, and most of you probably never realized this, will remove trackers that are often integrated within emails that are sent to you which detect when you opened an email, log your location as well as the device details of the phone or PC you used. It is called Email Protection, and this service is now in the beta test phase. The company has since taken remedial action to further limit tracker reach.DuckDuckGo, a tech company you’d be quite familiar with for privacy focused apps including a web browser that is available for Apple iPhone and Android phones, a search engine and privacy browser extensions, has added a new tool in their arsenal.

Alternatively, desktop users can visit DuckDuckGo's official page for more compatibility-related information.ĭuckDuckGo was enrapt in controversy this summer when it was reported that some of its products allowed Microsoft's analytics and ads trackers to get through to users.

Desktop users, on the other hand, need to download the DuckDuckGo extension on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave to access Email Protection. You can now try Email Protection on your Android device by tapping the Settings button on the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser and scrolling down to find Email Protection.

Additionally, DuckDuckGo announced using HTTPS upgrading for HTTP links inside emails, a feature known as Smarter Encryption that is also available in DuckDuckGo's search engine. On top of scrubbing emails for trackers situated within scripts, pictures, or other forms of media, Email Protection beta can also detect and remove trackers hiding beneath email links.

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