(When we tested, directions and transit times open up in Apple Maps on your Mac, iPhone or iPad - but on non-Apple devices, the directions default to and opens in Bing.) Now, DuckDuckGo will return addresses, businesses, geographical locations and nearby places using Apple Maps by default. Although DuckDuckGo had provided limited mapping results for a while using data from open-source service OpenStreetMap, it never scaled its features to those of its search engine rivals, notably Google and Bing. The privacy-focused search engine that promises to never track its users said Tuesday it’s now using data provided by Apple Maps to power its map-based search results. Adding DuckDuckGo to the list of available search engines seems like a very small concession as the company tries to dodge further penalty.DuckDuckGo has a new, unlikely partner in search: Apple. Google has already been hit with antitrust fines from the European Union for using its market dominance for its own benefit and has recently received similar lines of inquiry in the US. Google's decision to add the privacy-minded DuckDuckGo to its list of available search engines comes as the company faces scrutiny for creating and abusing its monopoly over search. In a note on the code repository site, Google acknowledges that it updated the available search engines based on 'new usage statistics' from 'recently collected data.' In most countries, the list of options also includes Google, Yahoo and Bing. While Google didn't offer much fanfare for the change - at least in comparison to flagship features like new support for media keys - the change can be spotted on GitHub. With the release of Chrome 73, Google has quietly introduced DuckDuckGo as a preferred search option in more than 60 markets including the United States and the United Kingdom. Hidden in the most recent version of Chrome is the ability to change its default search engine to a more privacy-friendly option.

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