In the post, the author mentions he doesn't want hotels or cafes snooping on his search. However, I fail to see why search is any more important than the resul

In the post, the author mentions he doesn't want hotels or cafes snooping on his search. However, I fail to see why search is any more important than the results a user visits (which most likely will not be ssl). If someone truly wants privacy, they should use something like tor.