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I imagine most people using DDG over Google for privacy reasons are concerned first with what Google does with the data it collects on them and only secondarily

• nickpsecurity 9y ago
  Entirely true. I bring it up since the article mentioned the Snowden leaks and data ending up in government's hands. The leaks, esp Core Secrets, also said they had a way to get the FBI to "compel" the backdooring. Others said TAO's hackers often made up for what passive collection couldn't do. If they're in the threat model, the DDG isn't likely the solution in and of itself unless their security has the same threat model. Good for other threat models that majority of users are actually worried about, though. I did say that in original comment.
  • mattnewport 9y ago
    It's still better than most alternatives in other respects it seems to me. The fact that they go out of their way not to track IPs or store personally identifying information means there is less data available for a hacker to access if their security is compromised. Sure it's possible that a sophisticated attacker could add tracking of information that DDG do not intend to track but the situation is a lot better than with Google. They are also safer from other types of non hacking attacks like court orders by deliberately not tracking information that might be demanded. Security can always be improved but they already seem to be a much better choice than most of the alternatives.