DuckDuckGo Proxies

DuckDuckGo itself provides good privacy, but using a proxy provides good privacy. Think of it this way, a proxy server does the same thing as a mask in the street; it hides your real IP address.

Your IP address identifies your device among the billions of devices connected to the internet. It shows your approximate location and internet service provider. Using a proxy provides you another IP address, disguising your real IP, and protects your real location to make tracking difficult.

How does DuckDuckGo proxy work?

The steps below explain what happens when you use DuckDuckGo via a proxy server.

1. You enter a search query into DuckDuckGo.
2. Your request is sent to the proxy server.
3. The proxy server without your IP address, forwards the request to DuckDuckGo.
4. DuckDuckGo sends back the results to the proxy server.
5. Finally, the proxy server sends the results to you.

The request from the proxy server and not you is what DuckDuckGo sees. This means you have more privacy as your service provider only sees you connected to a proxy, but no request or search results from DuckDuckGo.

Who can benefit from this?

DuckDuckGo’s features together with a proxy server provides various benefits to:

• Journalists and researchers: When handling sensitive materials, it is necessary to keep their sources safe and confidential.
• People living in censored countries: Access information that is otherwise blocked.
• Privacy concerned individuals: Protects against internet tracking by any third parties, from internet providers to advertisers.
• Data scraping specialists: Collecting data from the internet is less risky and is able to avoid being blocked for scraping.

How do I choose the right proxy server?

For proxy web scraping with DuckDuckGo and other sites, a residential proxy provides more anonymity and is therefore a better fit.

You can also use DuckDuckGo with datacenter proxies. Although they have high speeds, residential proxies are more secure for DuckDuckGo.

Why choose Floppydata? 

Floppydata supplies proxies that work with DuckDuckGo, making them ideal for individuals looking for safe and private information searches. Since DuckDuckGo is a non-tracking search engine with anonymity safeguards, proxies from Floppydata provide additional IP obfuscation which is ideal for users working with multiple accounts and for bypassing geo-blocking. 

Moreover, the ability to select mobile vs. static IP addresses, location choices, session management, and numerous other elements with Floppydata proxies add reliability and control when using DuckDuckGo. Privacy and security advocates on the web will find these features beneficial.