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If 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...
by taborj 7y ago
If 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.