- DuckDuckGo offers improved scam protections and navigation
- Online scams are increasing, so he wants to ensure user safety
- He says that the scam blocker does not send any follow -up information to third parties
Online scams are increasing, the AI allows cybercriminals to send more frequent scams that are more sophisticated than ever, and financial losses are more and more common, with online fraud cost to the Americans $ 12.5 billion in 2024.
DuckDuckGo is looking to change this, revealing a new edition of its browser with an integrated scaming blocker tool that helps protect users from phishing websites, malware and other online scams.
This now includes false cryptocurrency exchange sites, fraudulent and “scareware” shopping sites – a type of malicious software that tries to convince the victims that their device has a virus to exhort them to buy unnecessary antivirus software.
Devastating losses
The scammer blocker is available for free on DuckDuckGo for Mobile and for the office, and Privacy Pro users can take advantage of the coverage of full -fledged devices even when using other browsers, as long as they are connected to the DuckDuckGo VPN.
The tool works by preventing the arcmal pages from loading if a user accidentally follows a malicious link. A warning message will then allow the user to navigate safely away from the page.
The scam blocker also blocks the announcements fueled by the tracker before loading, so that users are sheltered from “malvertling” advertisements which can compromise their systems.
The scam never follows research, and it also prevents other companies from collecting data, with browser protections designed to maintain your private information. It protects your anonymity by keeping a “list of dangerous sites” locally on your device, which means that your navigation data is not sent elsewhere.
“Most browsers use Google tools for phishing and malware blocking, sending navigation data to Google in real time,” said Brit Edwards, senior communications director, DuckDuckGo.
“We do not do it. We have designed a scam blocker ourselves, with data from the Independent Cybersecurity Company Netcraft. Our scam protections do not require an account, and we do not share your navigation data with third parties.”
