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Apparently it is a bug. It works for search engines shipped with Firefox (such as DuckSuckGo) but not for others (such as StartPage of Qwant). See https://twitt
by catwell 9y ago
Apparently it is a bug. It works for search engines shipped with Firefox (such as DuckSuckGo) but not for others (such as StartPage of Qwant). See https://twitter.com/gchampeau/status/938757076213518336 https://twitter.com/gchampeau/status/938757076213518336
- bigbugbag 9y agoI have a hard time believing this kind of happy coincidence benefiting their commercial partner could be a bug, it really looks like an intended feature.
- feelin_googley 9y agoIt sounds like Mozilla just wants to keep users confined to a pre-approved list of search engines. Are these also business partners with Mozilla, like Google? Here are some other HTTPS-enabled search engines to test. If I am not mistaken all have been mentioned on HN in the past. https://wiby.me https://gigablast.com https://mojeek.com https://unbubble.eu https://ecosia.org https://searx.me https://symbolhound.com https://findx.com
- kazagistar 9y agoIt looks like a mistake, not malice.
- Nomentatus 9y agoyou mean that the omission of the above lesser known engines was a mistake and they will soon appear? I grant that you're responding to a "response" that should have been a new thread, instead, since it's really a new topic - but it's not alleging the switch was malice.
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