Is there a way to set up DuckDuckGo as my default search engine?
Instead of Google to protect my privacy how do I set up DuckDuck as my start page?
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go to
- about:config?filter=keyword.url
- accept security notification
- set the keyword value http://duckduckgo.com/?q=
then try
Modified by Swarnava Sengupta
Source: http://paulrobertlloyd.com/2012/03/duckduckgo/
1. Visit http://duckduckgo.com/.
2. Go to the search box in the upper right of the browser window. Click the down arrow, and select Add DuckDuckGo.
The rest is similar to the above reply by Swarnava:
However, changing the default provider isn’t enough as search terms entered into the address bar will still use Google. Change this by completing the following steps:
1. Enter into the address bar.
2. If you get a warning, click I’ll be careful, I promise.
3. Type Keyword.URL into the filter field.
4. Double-click the value column for this item and enter http://duckduckgo.com/?q=.