DuckDuckGo just made its privacy-centric browser available for all Mac users

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New additions to DuckDuckGo's open beta browser include Duck Player, which blocks YouTube ad trackers.

back in April, the default incognito browser was originally only available via a waitlisted closed beta, but now any Apple device owner can download the alternative option to try ahead of its official public rollout.

According to the official news release, DuckDuckGo for Mac’s built-in safeguards include the ability to block trackers before they even load, reportedly resulting in around than Chrome. Other features include prerequisite pop-up blockers and DuckDuckGo’s popular “Fire Button” shortcut, which can instantly clear your existing browser data.Another major addition to “version 0.30” is Duck Player, an adorably named portal that guards users from cookies and targeted ad tracking while they stream YouTube content. According to DuckDuckGo, Duck Player sometimes actually prevented any ads from playing at all.

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