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DuckDuckGo will “examine the extent of Google's filter bubble.”
- zakm 8y agoSeems like a conflict of interest.
- eridius 8y agoHow do you mean?
- craftyguy 8y agoIt's in DDG's best interest to make Google look bad, since it means more users for them.
- rhapsodic 8y ago>It's in DDG's best interest to make Google look bad, since it means more users for them. That's an absolutely valid point. And I hope they're very successful in their efforts.
- strathmeyer 8y agoConflict requires two interests.
- craftyguy 8y agoBeing credible might be the other interest?
- lelandgaunt 8y agoNot really if DDG is transparent with their methodology.
- solarkraft 8y agoWhy US only and why screenshots? It seems a lot easier to give people a browser extension that automatically reports back.
- breakingcups 8y agoEasier by what metric? Many people know how to make a screenshot. Would you really have a developer spend his time writing extensions for all major browsers that: A. Need to be tested thoroughly or the entire survey is a bust B. Might break the second Google pushes a change to production C. Costs you time instead of the volunteers?
- solarkraft 8y agoIt's a higher up-front investment, but when you have the extension (which is super easy to install), you can automatically collect a ton of data, potentially without the user even doing much work.