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The DuckDuckGo browsers and extensions already include seamless [private search](https://duckduckgo.com){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}, [tracker blocking](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-tracker-radar/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}, and [smarter encryption](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-smarter-encryption/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}. In order to provide additional protection for situations where the websites otherwise sell or share your data with other companies that may profit or benefit from it (such as selling data to advertisers or data brokers after your visit), we helped pioneer the [Global Privacy Control (GPC)](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"} standard.
The DuckDuckGo browsers and extensions already include seamless [private search](https://duckduckgo.com){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}, [tracker blocking](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-tracker-radar/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}, and [Smarter Encryption](https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-smarter-encryption/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}. In order to provide additional protection for situations where the websites otherwise sell or share your data with other companies that may profit or benefit from it (such as selling data to advertisers or data brokers after your visit), we helped pioneer the [Global Privacy Control (GPC)](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"} standard.

GPC is a browser or device setting that, when enabled, signals to websites you visit a preference for privacy. It's easy to use GPC with DuckDuckGo – simply install the DuckDuckGo Private Browser mobile app (for [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-private-browser/id663592361){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}/[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}) or our DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials desktop browser extension (for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duckduckgo-privacy-essent/bkdgflcldnnnapblkhphbgpggdiikppg){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}/[Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-for-firefox/){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"}/[Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/duckduckgo-privacy-essent/caoacbimdbbljakfhgikoodekdnlcgpk){:target="\_blank"}{:rel="noopener noreferrer"} – not supported in our Safari extension). The GPC setting is enabled by default so you don't need to do anything else!
GPC is a browser or device setting that, when enabled, signals to websites you visit a preference for privacy. It's easy to use GPC with DuckDuckGo – simply install the [DuckDuckGo Private Browser]({{ site.baseurl}}/get-duckduckgo/browser/) or the [DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension]({{site.baseurl}}/desktop/adding-duckduckgo-to-your-browser/) (not supported in our Safari extension). The GPC setting is enabled by default so you don't need to do anything else!

In this post-Snowden, post-Cambridge Analytica era, the many harms caused by behavioral profiling and other privacy invasions have led to the introduction of regulations such as CCPA (the California Consumer Privacy Act) in California and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the European Union. By invoking specific rights under these regulations, GPC is an effective way to add another layer of privacy protection to your online activities.

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