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I tried DDG a while ago and it didn't feel natural to me. It will be so hard for me to change a search engine after using Google for 20 years. I am too attached

I tried DDG a while ago and it didn't feel natural to me. It will be so hard for me to change a search engine after using Google for 20 years. I am too attached to this search engine and it is good enough for my needs. I rarely change things that are working for me. It feels strange for me when I am using other search engines. I feel like I am cheating on my spouse. The first thing I do when I buy an iPhone is to hide Safari and download Google Chrome. Same thing when I buy a new Windows laptop, or reinstall Windows, I use IE/Edge to download Chrome and never use IE/Edge again. Chrome is the main reason I haven't switched to another search engine. It works better with Google apps and I rely on Google apps a lot.

tomcooks 7y ago
> rarely change things that are working for me. But what if said things change to the point that they're unrecognisable? What if said spouse cheats you? Because that's what's happening.
- madiathomas 7y ago
  The benefits of using Google far outweighs the bad side of Google. When I want to search for private things, I go incognito mode. I clean up my activity log from time to time. I only allow Google Maps to track my location when I am using it. To be sure that they don't track my location, I use iPhone, not Android. That way I know they won't sneak some way to track me without my consent.
  - jshc 7y ago
    incognito mode does not prevent your search from being tracked.
    - madiathomas 7y ago
      Any evidence to backup your claims that they track incognito searches? They promised not to track and I don't see anything that suggests they do track me when I am incognito.
      - livatlantis 7y ago
        Incognito is "private" in the sense that it doesn't leave a trace locally, on your computer. From https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?co=GENIE.Plat... : > - Chrome won't save your browsing history, cookies and site data, or information entered in forms. > - Files you download and bookmarks you create will be kept. >- Your activity isn’t hidden from websites you visit, your employer or school, or your internet service provider. Your IP, referrers etc are still visible. The only thing is you're perhaps not logged in. It doesn't do much to protect you at all.

tomcooks 7y ago

> rarely change things that are working for me. But what if said things change to the point that they're unrecognisable? What if said spouse cheats you? Because that's what's happening.

madiathomas 7y ago
The benefits of using Google far outweighs the bad side of Google. When I want to search for private things, I go incognito mode. I clean up my activity log from time to time. I only allow Google Maps to track my location when I am using it. To be sure that they don't track my location, I use iPhone, not Android. That way I know they won't sneak some way to track me without my consent.
- jshc 7y ago
  incognito mode does not prevent your search from being tracked.
  - madiathomas 7y ago
    Any evidence to backup your claims that they track incognito searches? They promised not to track and I don't see anything that suggests they do track me when I am incognito.
    - livatlantis 7y ago
      Incognito is "private" in the sense that it doesn't leave a trace locally, on your computer. From https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?co=GENIE.Plat... : > - Chrome won't save your browsing history, cookies and site data, or information entered in forms. > - Files you download and bookmarks you create will be kept. >- Your activity isn’t hidden from websites you visit, your employer or school, or your internet service provider. Your IP, referrers etc are still visible. The only thing is you're perhaps not logged in. It doesn't do much to protect you at all.