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Anonymous Search engine 'DuckDuckGo' Android app offers Tor integration
10/3/2013 3:37:00 PM

The world of mobile search is about to get a bit more anonymous. Thanks to the fears over government surveillance and corporate tracking, Anonymous Search Engine DuckDuckGo continues to break its own search records.

DuckDuckGo Search & Stories - Android app deliver the same functionality as traditional services such as Google but with the added promise that your IP address and identity will not be recorded.

In June, Anonymous search engine DuckDuckGo had launched its app for iOS and Android and during recent update, DuckDuckGo's application for Android also integrated the Tor support.

"Privacy is perhaps more important on mobile than on the web, and we haven't had many private alternatives," DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg said.

To enable Tor with DuckDuckGo android app, user need to Check "Enable Tor" from setting. It will prompt the user to install about application to anonymize the Mobile data communication.

As a search engine, DuckDuckGo has some other great features as well, but the support of the Tor network is certainly something that many DuckDuckGo users will appreciate.

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Offering cash rewards for vulnerability reports has become something of a norm when it comes to big tech companies these days.

Yahoo has changed its bug bounty policies following a deluge of negative feedback in the wake of the news that ethical hackers were rewarded with $12.50 in gift vouchers for security flaw discoveries.

The company unveiled a new program to reward reporters who shed light on bugs and vulnerabilities classified as new, unique and/or high risk issues. Starting October 31, 2013, individuals and firms who report bugs will be rewarded with anything between $150-$15,000.

"The amount will be determined by a clear system based on a set of defined elements that capture the severity of the issue," Director of security, Ramses Martinez, announced.

Yahoo denied that its new program was a response to the criticism, saying it was already working on a new bug bounty system before the furore.

Martinez begins by labelling himself as the "So I'm the guy who sent the T-shirt out as a thank you." Martinez says that before there was no formal process to recognize and reward Bug Hunters.

He said that the security team "didn't have anything formal for thanking people", so he began sending out the T-shirts as a thank-you.

Martinez writes: "I started sending a T-shirt as a personal "thanks." It wasn't a policy, I just thought it would be nice to do something beyond an email. I even bought the shirts with my own money. It wasn't about the money, just a personal gesture on my behalf. At some point, a few people mentioned they already had a T-shirt from me, so I started buying a gift certificate."

"The fact that Yahoo is changing their programme is a good sign because it will definitely help them to facilitate relationships with security researchers," he said.

Another important announcement is that anyone who has already submitted a bug report or security issue is that the reward program will be backdated to July 1, 2013, so there could be checks dropping through mailboxes in the near future.

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