DuckDuckGo vs Anthropic (Claude)
Based on our analysis, DuckDuckGo is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | DuckDuckGo | Anthropic (Claude) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B+ · 84/100 | B · 72/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (91) | Mixed (65) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (80) | Positive (78) |
| What you can do | Positive (85) | Positive (78) |
| What they promise | Positive (78) | Positive (82) |
DuckDuckGo genuinely doesn't build a profile of your searches or browsing — the policy is short because the collection is genuinely minimal — but it's a US company, ad clicks are routed through Microsoft's network, and optional features like Email Protection require you to hand over personal data under a separate policy.
View full analysis →Anthropic collects identity and account data, all prompts and responses, and coding sessions. Consumer users can opt in to having conversations used for model training with data retained up to 5 years. API and commercial customers are unaffected: their data is never used for training. With training off, 30-day retention for safety then deleted. No advertising business; data never sold. Dedicated Privacy Center at privacy.claude.com.
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