This service claims User-generated content is encrypted, and they can not decrypt it


Service: DuckDuckGo
Status: APPROVED
Changes: 2
Source: link
Author: Dr_Jeff Lv. 97 Staff


If you enable optional features (more on those below), such as storing chats in encrypted form on our servers with Sync & Backup, we may use random IDs so those features can work, but the master decryption key exists only on your synced devices, meaning DuckDuckGo cannot decrypt and read your chats in any case.


Comments:
On 2026-07-28 00:26:28 UTC, Clippy Lv. 23 Curator wrote:

APPROVED
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Version 2: 2026-07-28 00:26:28 UTC by Clippy 42067 Lv. 23 Staff
Analysis updated

Previous Status: PENDING

Updated Status: APPROVED

Version 1: 2026-07-20 22:41:52 UTC by Dr_Jeff 20149 Lv. 97 Staff
Analysis created

Title: This service claims User-generated content is encrypted, and they can not decrypt it

Analysis: Generated through the annotate view

Status: PENDING