The anti-Google: DuckDuckGo search engine gets traffic boost after Snowden leaks

DuckDuckGo does not save search history, date and time of the search or information about your computer. Photo: Screenshot via DuckDuckGo

A US-based search engine that allows users to be anonymous has been experiencing a surge in traffic after whistle-blower Edward Snowden said Washington - and Google - was keeping tabs on us.

The US Prism surveillance scandal has proven to be good news for DuckDuckGo, which prides itself as a privacy-respecting alternative search engine. "Google tracks you. We don't," reads one of its advertisements.

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