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Redirect to DuckDuckGo
A simple extension that redirects Google searches to DuckDuckGo, a more private search engine.
What is Redirect to DuckDuckGo?
Redirect to DuckDuckGo is a Firefox add-on that redirects Google, Bing, and Yahoo searches to DuckDuckGo, a more private search engine. It is a simple extension that requests permission to access browser activity during navigation, solely for the purpose of redirecting searches and not collecting any information.
Stats
By:
Allan Burleson
Rating:
4.25
(12)
Creation date:
2016-01-30
Weekly download count:
8
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk impact:
Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- *://www.google.com/search*
- *://www.bing.com/search*
- *://search.yahoo.com/search*
- *://bingdev.cloudapp.net/Get*
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- storage
Size:
37.45K
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
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Summary
Redirect to DuckDuckGo is a simple extension that redirects Google, Bing, and Yahoo searches to DuckDuckGo, a more private search engine. You can find the GitHub repository at https://github.com/allanburleson/duckduckgo-redirect.
This extension requests permission to access browser activity during navigation. This is only used to redirect searches; I do not collect any information.
User reviews
Perfection! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
by
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by
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Safety
Risk impact
Redirect to DuckDuckGo is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Redirect to DuckDuckGo has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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