DuckDuckGo’s Location Searches are Now Powered by Apple Maps

DuckDuckGo’s Location Searches are Now Powered by Apple Maps

DuckDuckGo has touted itself as the search engine that puts protection first, promising to never to track its users. In an effort to improve on this promise, the search engine has now partnered with Apple Maps for its location-based searches or address lookups.

Previously, the search engine utilized data from an open-source mapping service called OpenStreetMap alongside information from MapBox. This combination, however, offered restricted data and couldn’t keep up with the likes of Google.

Presently DuckDuckGo has integrated Apple's MapKit JS framework to power map & address seeks on both mobile and desktop.

DuckDuckGo's policies align well to Apple's position on protection and should give the service a fighting chance against the challenge from Google.

When looking into a specific location, organizations, or tourist attraction in an area, DuckDuckGo will currently demonstrate a module with a small map box at the top of its search page. Tapping on the map will expand it, offering satellite views and a sidebar where important.

DuckDuckGo guarantees that recognizable data like IP tends to won't be sent to Apple and all inquiry data is discarded of once closed by the user.

This integration also makes DuckDuckGo the biggest user of Apple Maps, coming only months after the Cupertino firm opened the application up to third parties.

Reference by - techradar

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