互联网的中立性受到抨击，越来越多的国家和政府正计划对其进行监管，并实施或扩展诸如保留其公民在线活动的数据、根据当地法规优先考虑交通车道等做法。正因为如此，用户正在努力寻找保护在线隐私的方法，他们对使用保护隐私的搜索引擎更感兴趣。由于这种趋势，DuckDuckGo在去年的受欢迎程度翻了一番。以下是发生的事情和原因：
什么是 DuckDuckGo？
DuckDuckGo是一个面向隐私的搜索引擎(search engine)，它不会跟踪其用户。它比谷歌(Google)提供更少的混乱和真正的隐私。一个重要的区别是，与使用Google不同，当您搜索某些内容时，您不会立即看到有关您搜索内容的广告。此外，与Google不同，DuckDuckGo不会记录您搜索的内容。如果你想了解更多关于他们的隐私政策(privacy policy)，你可以在这里阅读(read it here)。
DuckDuckGo 还有很多功能(list of features)，包括很酷的极客功能，例如随机密码生成(random password generation)、检查网站是否关闭的工具、韵律生成（以防你想诗歌）、应用程序搜索功能(search feature)、链接缩短(link shortening)、贷款计算器(loan calculator)，等等。
DuckDuckGo已成为(DuckDuckGo)美国(USA)第 250 位最受欢迎的网站，并且还在不断增长
据Neowin 报道(reported by Neowin)，该搜索引擎(search engine)的受欢迎程度在过去一年中增加了很多，已进入全球访问量第 400 位的网站之列。在查看各个国家/地区时，DuckDuckGo是美国第 250 位最受欢迎的网站，德国(USA)第173 位，法国(Germany)第 188 位，英国(France)第 190 位。您可以在 Alexa上自行查看(on Alexa)DuckDuckGo的受欢迎程度如何演变。
网络中立处于危险之中，DuckDuckGo(peril and DuckDuckGo)可以帮助您增加隐私
互联网的中立性似乎在世界许多地方受到抨击。在美国(USA)，特朗普政府(Trump administration)希望取消奥巴马政府(Obama administration)期间实施的网络中立保护措施(roll back net neutrality protections)。在英国，特蕾莎·梅(Theresa May)（首相(Prime Minister)）希望创建一个由政府控制和监管的新互联网(create a new internet that would be controlled and regulated by the government)。甚至瑞典也在(Sweden)考虑扩大其数据保留计划(data retention plans)。
在受到更严格监管和监控的互联网中，人们在上网时更加注意自己的隐私和安全(privacy and security)。虽然Google工作得很好，并且在寻找您所寻找的东西方面做得很好，但这也意味着Google知道您在网上所做的一切，它会提供关于它知道您感兴趣的事情的广告，并且与Google密切合作的政府可以访问您的数据。
切换到DuckDuckGo是一种确保您较少被跟踪的方法，并且您在线感兴趣的更多内容仍然是私密的。这不是满足您所有隐私需求的灵丹妙药，但它是一个很好的第一步。你应该尝试一下，看看它是否是一个很好的匹配。
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DuckDuckGo, the private search engine, has doubled its traffic. Do you use it?
The neutrality of the internet iѕ undеr fire, and an increasing number of countries and governments are planning to regulate it, and implement or extend practices like data retention abоut their citizen's online activities, prioritized traffic lanes based on local rеgulations, and so on. Because of that, uѕers are trying to find ways to protect their privacy while online, and they are more interested in using search engines that safeguard their privacy. Due to this trend, DuckDuckGo has doubled its popularіty during the lаst уear. Here's what happened and why:
What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo is a privacy-oriented search engine, that does not track its users. It offers less clutter than Google and real privacy. One important difference is that, unlike when using Google, when you search for something, you don't immediately see ads about what you have searched. Also, unlike Google, DuckDuckGo doesn't log what you have searched. If you would like to learn more about their privacy policy, you can read it here.
DuckDuckGo also has an extensive list of features, including cool geeky things like random password generation, a tool that checks whether websites are down or not, rhymes generation (in case you want to poems), an app search feature, link shortening, a loan calculator, and more.
DuckDuckGo has become the 250th most popular website in the USA, and it is growing
As reported by Neowin, the popularity of this search engine has increased a lot over the last year, and it has entered the list of the 400th most visited websites in the world. When looking at individual countries, DuckDuckGo is the 250th most popular website in the USA, the 173rd in Germany, 188th in France, and 190th in the UK. You can view by yourself how the popularity of DuckDuckGo evolves, on Alexa.
Net Neutrality is in peril and DuckDuckGo can help you increase your privacy
It looks like the neutrality of the internet is under fire in many parts of the world. In the USA, the Trump administration wants to roll back net neutrality protections put in place during the Obama administration. In the UK, Theresa May (the Prime Minister) wants to create a new internet that would be controlled and regulated by the government. Even Sweden is considering extending its data retention plans.
In an internet which is more intensely regulated and monitored, people are more conscious about their privacy and security when online. While Google works very well and does an excellent job at finding what you seek, it also means that Google knows everything that you do online, it serves ads about things it knows are interesting to you and governments working closely with Google can access your data.
Switching to DuckDuckGo is one way of making sure that you are less tracked, and that more of what interests you online remains private. It is not a silver bullet to all your privacy needs, but it is a good first step. You should try it out and see for yourself whether it is a good match.
What is your experience with DuckDuckGo?
If you are familiar with DuckDuckGo or you are testing it out after reading this news article, share with us details of your experience. Do you enjoy using it? Is it better than Google? Share your views in the comments below.
