DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials Alternatives

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is described as 'Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Mac and Web-based apps. The best DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials are Privacy Badger, Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker, uBlock Origin Lite and wBlock.

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  1. OptMeowt icon
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    OptMeowt ("Opt Me Out") is a browser extension for sending Do Not Sell signals to websites per the Global Privacy Control draft spec.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  2. PrivacySpy icon
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    PrivacySpy rates, highlights, and monitors privacy policies. Understand how your data is being used.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Guard your browser against CSS Exfil attacks!

    CSS Exfil is a method attackers can use to steal data from web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This plugin sanitizes and blocks any CSS rules which may be designed to steal data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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    Block requests with URL match patterns.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
     
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    Filter the noise. Browse in peace. A lightweight browser extension that hides unwanted content, distractions, and clutter for a cleaner web experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
     
  6. fadblock icon
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    This was posted over reddit a few months ago, Apparently Ad Blockers are not allowed on Youtube. Is this a new thing they've implemented? and judging by all the recent comments and posts all over r/youtube, this change was just rolled out on a larger scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. WebShield icon
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    A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari designed to be performant, efficient, and effective.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
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    As you browse the internet, Big Tech Detective will alert you if the website you are on is exchanging data with Big Tech by identifying and measuring connections to internet protocol (IP) addresses owned by Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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