Pressemitteilung
HUAWEI ECO-CONNECT EUROPE 2017
Cliqz Will Showcase its Privacy-focused Quick Search Browser
Munich, Germany, October 23, 2017: Cliqz GmbH a Huawei partner, today announced that it will participate in HUAWEI ECO-CONNECT EUROPE 2017, October 26-27 in Berlin. The German software company backed by Hubert Burda Media and Mozilla will show its privacy-enhancing Android browser Cliqz. It comes with a built-in quick search engine that offers an innovative way of accessing websites and information directly, sparing users the detour via separate search engine result pages. The Cliqz browser is open source and enhances privacy and security with an AI-powered anti-tracking and anti-phishing. The Android app also allows users to accelerate website loading times significantly by blocking unwanted advertising as demonstrated in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXeoaXIkNY
“We are happy to announce the availability of the Cliqz browser on the Huawei AppStore. As a proponent of the open internet, we appreciate every additional opportunity to allow Android users to download apps from a safe environment,” said Dr. Marc-Al Hames, Managing Director, Cliqz GmbH.
Cliqz Android browser
- Powerful, Lightning-based Android open source browser with the latest Chromium technology
- Built-in quick search engine, powered by the Human Web Index
- AI-powered Anti-Tracking protects users from being spied out by 3rd-party tracking scripts
- Ad blocking option to create a cleaner and faster web experience
- Enhanced Anti-Phishing protects users from data theft by forged websites
- Peer-to-Peer-connection of the mobile browser with the Cliqz desktop browser
- Video- and audio-downloader
The Cliqz browser can be downloaded for free in the Huawei AppStore soon. It is also available for Windows, Mac and iOS at https://cliqz.com/download
HUAWEI ECO-CONNECT EUROPE 2017, Huawei’s flagship event in Europe, will be held at the City Cube, Berlin from October 26-27, under the motto Go Digital, Go Cloud. This leading ICT event is a Europe-wide platform created by Huawei bringing together key opinion leaders from industry, science, economy and society, partners, customers and citizens to exchange ideas, gain inspiration and explore together how to shape our digital future and realize new growth through digitization. For more information, please visit http://www.huaweiconnecteurope.com/
About Cliqz
The mission of the German startup Cliqz GmbH is to redesign the Internet for the user by combining the power of data, browser, and search. In Munich, more than 100 experts from over 30 countries develop browsers and browser extensions with integrated search engines to bring users to their destination in the most direct way while protecting their privacy. Cliqz quick search works with its own independent web index, powered by the company’s Human Web technology. It is available in the Cliqz browser for Windows, Mac OS, Android and iOS or as an extension for the Firefox desktop browser.
Jean-Paul Schmetz founded Cliqz GmbH in 2008. Since May 2013, Cliqz GmbH has been majority-owned by Hubert Burda Media, one of Europe’s leading media corporations. In August 2016, Mozilla joined as a strategic minority investor. In February 2017, Cliqz acquired the world’s leading anti-tracking tool Ghostery.
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