DuckDuckGo has become the preferred search engine for millions of users worldwide thanks to its privacy-first approach — no user tracking, no personal data collection, and no advertising profiles. Unlike Google, DuckDuckGo does not store your search history, build behavioral profiles, or sell your data to third parties. However, one important detail is often overlooked: DuckDuckGo only protects your activity within the search engine itself. Your real IP address, geographic location, and network activity can still be exposed to websites you visit and even your internet service provider (ISP). This means that once you click a search result and enter a website through DuckDuckGo, the destination website can still see your real IP address. So how can you achieve more complete privacy protection while using DuckDuckGo? The answer is simple — use a proxy.…