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I've been enjoying using startpage. https://www.startpage.com https://www.startpage.com

• yumraj 7y ago
  How does it compare to DDG? In other words, I went from Google to DDG because of privacy. Why should I move from DDG to say StartPage, does it provide any additional benefits? To clarify, I'm totally open to other search engines, just an trying to understand more.
  • aphextim 7y ago
    It is in a sense a google proxy. Better results IMO than DDG, more similar to Google without sending your IP/info to google. I don't understand the stuff too much at a really high level to know which is more private, DDG vs Startpage. >On 29 March 2016, Ixquick.com was officially "merged" with the same company's Startpage search engine[3] (a search engine with the privacy features of Ixquick, but using only Google search results[4]). Users entering ixquick.com are now automatically re-routed to startpage.com. Ixquick had long declared on its sites, that it operated in compliance with European Union privacy standards, and it retained its original European search engine, Ixquick.eu,[8] until about April 2018, when it was also redirected to startpage.com. >Prior to the release of Tor Browser version 4.5, Startpage.com was its default search engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com
• Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  The one thing that drives me nuts about startpage is that by default, links open in a new tab. You can change this in Settings, but it's stored in a cookie which my devices clear from time to time. (Not that I'd rather they store it a different way, the situation is just unfortunate.)