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Well if you use google directly, google can track what you are doing. However if you use your own searx instance that is very difficult. I also host my instance
by cringepirate 6y ago
Well if you use google directly, google can track what you are doing. However if you use your own searx instance that is very difficult. I also host my instance publicly (I've not added to the list because I am using the cheapest VPS from vultr) and for some things I get better results than Google, DuckDuckGo etc.
So as with many things it is swings and roundabouts and is determined on what you want to do. I wouldn't call the model flawed, it just seems that the benefits of it aren't what you want. Which is fine.
- dnpp123 6y ago> However if you use your own searx instance that is very difficult The whole point of searx is not to mix your google research with other people google research, hence making it harder to track you? AFAIK being alone in using a searx instance is useless, as google will still track you via this searx instance.
- cringepirate 6y agoBut google doesn't know I am the only one using it.