DuckDuckGo, a specialty Internet search engine that focuses on privacy and recommendation algorithm resistance, has launched a new Email Protection feature that provides users with a free “@duck.com” email address that sends emails to your actual email inbox after scanning their content for trackers.
The DuckDuckGo email is meant to be used as a disposable email address that you can give out for free trials, newsletters, or anywhere you might suspect that your address will be tracked. If the email address becomes, comprised users can easily deactivate it.
“Our high-level goal is to make simple privacy protection available for everyone anywhere they are,” said CEO Gabriel Weinberg. "So we’re trying to build this into any major browser or operating system or email provider you use.”
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Email Tracker Blocker
- There is a trend towards integrations of email service providers with email tracker blockers to help users keep their privacy.
- Disposable Email Addresses
- There is a trend towards online services which offer disposable email addresses to users looking to keep their email address from being tracked.
- Privacy-focused Email Providers
- There is a trend towards the development of email service providers which preserve the privacy of their users.
Where This Applies
- Email Service Providers
- Disruptive innovation opportunities exist for email service providers that integrate email tracker blockers into their products.
- Online Privacy Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunities exist for companies which focus on online privacy by providing disposable email addresses to users.
- Cybersecurity
- Disruptive innovation opportunities exist for cybersecurity companies to develop privacy-focused email services that preserve users' confidentiality.
