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fisian
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Use DuckDuckGo to improve your privacy online (201...
The ddg CEO (and others) have answered this question here:
https://www.quora.com/How-does-DuckDuckGo-make-money
tl;dr: They serve ads based on keywords and not by tracking your interests.
thecatspaw
on Jan 30, 2019
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So how does this fit into it?
btian
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How does what fit into what?
It's possible to serve ads without being creepy if that's what you're asking.
thecatspaw
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No, I meant how does this extention/mobile browser generate money for them?
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It's marketing for their search engine
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