Anyone can now sign up for DuckDuckGo’s private email service

DuckDuckGo continues its commitment to online privacy by making its Email Protection service available to everyone. Previously in closed beta, this free service now offers open beta access via desktop browser or updated iOS/Android app. The service masks your real email address, preventing trackers from building profiles and sending targeted ads.

Email trackers, prevalent in many online services, compromise user privacy. DuckDuckGo estimates that 85% of beta users received tracked emails. Their Email Protection service combats this by forwarding emails through a @duck.com address, significantly reducing the information available to trackers.

[Related: 7 ways to enhance your DuckDuckGo experience.]

Signing up is simple: choose a @duck.com username (you can create multiple addresses!), and start using it in online forms. The service even suggests autofilling your @duck.com address, and allows for instant generation of new addresses for enhanced privacy. Unused addresses can be easily deleted. While initial forwarded emails might land in spam, this is a minor inconvenience compared to the enhanced privacy offered.

[Related: Leveraging Apple Mail Privacy Protection against email tracking.]

Consider this scenario: you're moving and need quotes from moving companies. Using a @duck.com address prevents companies from collecting unnecessary personal information. While DuckDuckGo cannot guarantee complete anonymity (as they don't create the original email), this service significantly improves privacy. The service masks your personal information, but it doesn't completely eliminate the possibility of your forwarding address or other identifiers being included in the email.

DuckDuckGo's expanded Email Protection offers a valuable enhancement to online privacy, providing a much-needed layer of security for users worldwide.

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