[tor-bugs] #21483 [Applications/Tor Browser]: DuckDuckGo Onion should be the default instead of DuckDuckGo

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#21483: DuckDuckGo Onion should be the default instead of DuckDuckGo
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 Reporter:  lolscreen                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                        |         Status:
                                          |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs, TorBrowserTeam202006  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                |         Points:  0.25
 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by alwayslivid):

 It should be noted that the search suggestion provider that the upstream
 Tor Browser uses (https://ac.duckduckgo.com) does not have an onion
 service, so maybe consulting with them about that as well would also be a
 pretty good idea.

 Hypothetically, I believe that a change like this could give off the
 impression of an additional security layer to the end user, but in
 reality, that layer would be effectively useless, since all the
 suggestions would have to go through the search/suggestion providers
 without the change itself. There's also the alternative of completely
 removing the suggestion provider, although I'd frankly rule that out.

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