DuckDuckGo's browser introduces secure password and bookmark syncing across devices

DuckDuckGo has rolled out an update to its privacy-centric web browser, introducing password and bookmark syncing across devices. This new feature allows users to privately and securely sync bookmarks, passwords, and email protection settings between DuckDuckGo browsers on various devices such as phones, tablets, and computers. Prior to this update, users could only import bookmarks and passwords from other browsers into DuckDuckGo.

The recently introduced Sync & Backup feature has been designed with user privacy and security at the forefront. Notably, users do not need to create an account or sign in to utilize this feature, and DuckDuckGo does not have access to users' bookmarks or passwords.

DuckDuckGo has successfully developed import and sync functions that respect user privacy, without necessitating a DuckDuckGo account or compromising personal data. The browser's built-in password manager stores and encrypts passwords locally on the user's device, and the private sync is end-to-end encrypted, rendering passwords completely inaccessible to anyone but the user.

This update enables users to privately sync and access bookmarks and passwords saved in their DuckDuckGo browsers, including those imported from other browsers, across multiple devices. It also allows users to back up passwords, bookmarks, and favorites in case of device loss or damage, migrate bookmarks and passwords to a new device, and sync their email protection account settings between devices.