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Switch to own hosted searx instance. http://asciimoo.github.io/searx/admin/installation.html http://asciimoo.github.io/searx/admin/installation.html One searc

by stiray 7y ago

Switch to own hosted searx instance. http://asciimoo.github.io/searx/admin/installation.html http://asciimoo.github.io/searx/admin/installation.html One search is sent to multiple search engines and results shown as one. Just go to settings and select qwant and ddg.

DavideNL 7y ago
If it's own hosted, what's the difference? Whether i send queries to Google from my browser, or from my own hosted Searx instance, it's the same thing: a query from one of my static ip-addresses to Google (or other search engines.) It seems to only make sense if this Searx instance is public and your queries are mixed with others. And in that case you have to trust whoever runs this Searx instance won't sell your data just like Google does.
- scambier 7y ago
  Install it on a VPN?
  - DavideNL 7y ago
    Then why use Searx, i might as well use a VPN + Firefox.
- stiray 7y ago
  You got point in your scenario it is just convinient (it still prevents fingerprinting) In mine it mixes 5 people search, is using proxy that goes over vpn to shared ip on other side of europe. And it agregates results, sorts them by results on multiple search engines not just one.
  - DavideNL 7y ago
    > it still prevents fingerprinting I seriously doubt that, because the % of people using Searx is very small compared to for example Chrome. This should make you very unique in terms of fingerprinting. Also note that simply changing the User Agent is possible in a browser as well, you don't need a self hosted Searx for that.
    - stiray 7y ago
      The search engine has no way of executing any script on you side, 5 people times 2 for two devices per person on my instance means you cant distinct them. Tens of users on other side of vpn, doesnt allow you to distinct on ip and none of useragents pass the proxy (actually squid randomizes them). And generation of random search queries prevents fingerprinting based on search terms. It doesnt allow fingerprinting. (And no, in my house nobody uses chrome or any google account. They dont need to, they have all the infrastructure, but one of members is complaining from time to time why he doesnt have google play on his phone... :D)

by stiray 7y ago

DavideNL 7y ago

If it's own hosted, what's the difference? Whether i send queries to Google from my browser, or from my own hosted Searx instance, it's the same thing: a query from one of my static ip-addresses to Google (or other search engines.) It seems to only make sense if this Searx instance is public and your queries are mixed with others. And in that case you have to trust whoever runs this Searx instance won't sell your data just like Google does.

scambier 7y ago
Install it on a VPN?
- DavideNL 7y ago
  Then why use Searx, i might as well use a VPN + Firefox.
stiray 7y ago
You got point in your scenario it is just convinient (it still prevents fingerprinting) In mine it mixes 5 people search, is using proxy that goes over vpn to shared ip on other side of europe. And it agregates results, sorts them by results on multiple search engines not just one.
- DavideNL 7y ago
  > it still prevents fingerprinting I seriously doubt that, because the % of people using Searx is very small compared to for example Chrome. This should make you very unique in terms of fingerprinting. Also note that simply changing the User Agent is possible in a browser as well, you don't need a self hosted Searx for that.
  - stiray 7y ago
    The search engine has no way of executing any script on you side, 5 people times 2 for two devices per person on my instance means you cant distinct them. Tens of users on other side of vpn, doesnt allow you to distinct on ip and none of useragents pass the proxy (actually squid randomizes them). And generation of random search queries prevents fingerprinting based on search terms. It doesnt allow fingerprinting. (And no, in my house nobody uses chrome or any google account. They dont need to, they have all the infrastructure, but one of members is complaining from time to time why he doesnt have google play on his phone... :D)