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I've replaced my usage of DDG sadly, with startpage, I get superior results. Found myself way too often prefixing queries with !g especially for technical or lo
by AdamGibbins 7y ago
I've replaced my usage of DDG sadly, with startpage, I get superior results. Found myself way too often prefixing queries with !g especially for technical or localised (UK) stuff.
- Shank 7y agoFrom Startpage: "You can’t beat Google when it comes to online search. So we’re paying them to use their brilliant search results in order to remove all trackers and logs." It sounds like you're just using Google without the branding/tracking.
- trident1000 7y agoAnd now the question is, how is Startpage paying Google without monetizing its users?
- taborj 7y agoIf the product is free, you're the product. I don't know anything about Startpage, but I bet we'll find they're tracking something...
- saagarjha 7y agoStartpage shows ads, just like DuckDuckGo: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/180/20/how-can-startpage-be-free-how-do-you-make-money https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...
- taborj 7y agoMakes sense. So I was right; you are the product. They want to get ads in front of users. Note that there's nothing inherently wrong with that.
- defulmere 7y agotl;dr they're paid to serve ads based on anonymized search terms https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/180/0/how-can-startpage-be-free-how-do-you-make-money https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...
- kmos 7y agoYes, they use Google results without tracking.
- gnufx 7y agoThat's not my experience generally with technical and UK stuff. I do wonder why people seem to have radically different experiences.
- Terretta 7y agoWhy not prefix with !s ? // Ahem.