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I'm not sure what's the purpose of this comment? You're really grasping for straws here if you're trying to point out that DDG is same as google/bing etc. > Ba
by kabacha 7y ago
I'm not sure what's the purpose of this comment? You're really grasping for straws here if you're trying to point out that DDG is same as google/bing etc.
> Bangs aren't safe. For example typing “!g kittens in basket” and hitting return, drops you off on the Google website to display your results (thus logging your IP, search term and browser info immediately).
That's the whole point of bangs is that they redirect you to the website. How do you imagine ddg redirecting you to google without giving google your ip address?
> DuckDuckGo is owned by Gabriel Weinberg who is is the founder, current CEO and controlling shareholder. Investors/shareholders include Union Square Ventures and several others. DuckDuckGo generates it’s income from advertising (Bing Ads) and collects affiliate revenue (Amazon, eBay).
Is that a bad thing? Ads are keyword based, why is that a bad thing?
> Duckduckgo gives out a HTTP header field that identifies the address of the webpage.
What does this even mean? Referer?