I feel you may be expecting DDG to be something it’s not meant to be. The jurisdiction and infrastructure aren’t very relevant, DDG is about protecting yoursel

I feel you may be expecting DDG to be something it’s not meant to be. The jurisdiction and infrastructure aren’t very relevant, DDG is about protecting yourself from advertisers, not the US government. Bangs aren’t supposed to be safe. DDG is quite upfront about that. > Remember, though, because your search is actually taking place on that other site, you are subject to that site’s policies, including its data collection practices. [1] Yes, DDG did use Yahoo to power the searches, now they use Bing. Searches are forwarded anonymously. More than enough to protect you from advertisers. They do advertise based on search keywords. This does not conflict with their mission. Same with affiliate links. The lack of an audit is a fair criticism. Can you elaborate on the header? I would expect DDG to comply with government orders, because I don’t expect DDG to protect me from the government. [1] https://duckduckgo.com/bang https://duckduckgo.com/bang