DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension (with “Allow in private” option turned on) crashes Brave when searching in the address bar in a Private Window

Description of the issue:
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension (with “Allow in private” option turned on) crashes Brave when searching in the address bar in a Private Window.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension from Chrome Web Store,
  2. go to Extensions / DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials / Details,
  3. turn on “Allow in private” option,
  4. open New Private Window,
  5. search something in the address bar,
  6. Brave goes “booooom”.

Expected result:
Crash. All Brave windows are being closed. Reopening Brave allows me to Restore closed pages via “Restore Pages? Brave didn’t shut down correctly. Restore” pop-up.

Brave Version( check About Brave):
Version 1.24.82 Chromium: 90.0.4430.93 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Additional Information:
How to fix those crashes? Turn off “Allow in private” option for DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials. You don’t have to uninstall the extension.

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