In a web browser, you can check on whether you are using an encrypted connection by looking for a padlock or similar icon in the address bar. Whenever you connect to a website or other place on the Internet, you can be using either an encrypted (secure) connection, or an unencrypted (unsecure) connection. If your ISP is spying on you, it means they can use or sell your browsing history to others for things like creepy ads that follow you around the Internet or to junk mail providers.
Your ISP is the company that gets you onto the Internet – your home Internet or mobile data provider. Yes, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is likely spying on your web browsing, and yes, DuckDuckGo can help you significantly cut down on their ability to spy on you. Is it true that my ISP is spying on my web browsing? Does DuckDuckGo fix that? Filed under DuckDuckGo Q&A
