Part of my work involves figuring out how to combat the spread of harmful content that can shape our behavior for the worse, such as misinformation.

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DuckDuckGo has now extended the fraud protection in its privacy-centric browser to shield users from even more scams — without subjecting your browsing to additional tracking.

DuckDuckGo updates its scam blocker Right now, DuckDuckGo’s built-in scam blocker in its browser protects users from various online threats. This includes phishing sites and malware.

DuckDuckGo's Scam Blocker has always offered built-in protection against online threats like phishing and malware sites as well as malvertising, which can initiate a download or compromise your ...

The privacy -focused web browser DuckDuckGo has boosted its anti-scam features. It can now detect and block fake ecommerce stores, crypto sites, virus alerts, and more.

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, announced Thursday that it updated its browser's Scam Blocker to guard you against more online threats.

DuckDuckGo’s scam blocker now covers fake ecommerce sites and more. The tool, which is built into DuckDuckGo’s browser, displays a warning message when you click on potentially dangerous sites.

The DuckDuckGo web browser has expanded its built-in Scam Blocker tool to protect against a broader range of online scams, including fake e-commerce, cryptocurrency exchanges, and "scareware" sites.

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser and search engine, has expanded the scope of its Scam Blocker tool. In addition to being able to protect you from standard phishing and malware attempts ...