# About DuckDuckGo

At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people [choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers](/content/compare-privacy/index.html) to search and browse online. Our [built-in search engine](/content/?origin=funnel_help/index.html) is like Google but never tracks your searches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and [our browser](/content/app?origin=funnel_help/index.html) is free — we make money from [privacy-respecting search ads](/content/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/how-duckduckgo-makes-money/index.html), not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.

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