“Privacy enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists alike should be pleased to hear that in iOS 8, users can choose to make another Internet search engine the default for Apple’s Safari Web browser, and one of the options is the privacy-friendly DuckDuckGo,” Marshall Honorof reports for Tom’s Guide.
“iOS 8 users who would rather not use Google can instead select Bing, Yahoo or DuckDuckGo,” Honorof reports. “[DuckDuckGo] distinguishes itself by not tracking users or skewing searches toward advertisers’ preferences.”
“Interested users should find the switching process easy,” Honorof reports. “Simply boot up your iOS 8 device, navigate to the Settings menu and select Safari. From there, tap on Search Engine and then DuckDuckGo.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “dp” and “Sarah” for the heads up.]
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