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Maybe give startpage a shot. They use Google results but it adds a privacy layer inbetween, and have the added privacy benefit of not being US-based compared to

by sc11 6y ago

Maybe give startpage a shot. They use Google results but it adds a privacy layer inbetween, and have the added privacy benefit of not being US-based compared to DDG.

float4 6y ago
I liked Startpage, but a significant investor is US-based firm System1, which is, at least partially, an advertising / tracking company. They say they won't change privacy policies etc., but we've often seen that such words don't mean anything a few years down the road, so I'm a bit skeptical.
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- mkayokay 6y ago
  But currently they have not implemented any such changes (at least that I'm aware of) - thus I will continue to use Startpage.
chris_f 6y ago
Or better than StartPage, try Runnaroo. Organic results are also derived from Google. Search quality is subjective, but in this case I mean better because it respects your search terms, quotes work for phrases, and organic results are enhanced with additional data sources like Stack Overflow [0]. I am the creator of Runnaroo. [0] https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=react.js https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=react.js
- jameshush 6y ago
  Out of curiosity how are you monetizing? I did a search for ”mortgages” but didn't see any ads.
  - chris_f 6y ago
    Three current ways: 1. Server rendered ads. They were there, you must have just missed them (it's on the SERP under the search bar). I don't have the search volume for context based ads (and none of the the available search ad networks are suitable), so the ads are just direct ads that display in rotation for a predetermined amount of time and do zero tracking (i.e. pay X and the ad is displayed for Y amount of time, win win for all). 2. Affiliate links. There is only one today, but I am testing it out to see if they are worth it. 3. Direct user monetization programs (i.e. Web Monetization protocol through Coil and the Brave publisher program). We are actually the first (and maybe still the only) search engine to integrate Web Monetization [0]. [0] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/
    - jameshush 6y ago
      Ah you’re right I was looking for ads ABOVE the SERP. Integrating web monetization is clever! I should try pitching that at my company.
- ordx 6y ago
  Do you scrape Google results? If so, how do you deal with captcha?
- sc11 6y ago
  Sounds interesting but your privacy policy and website lacks all information on who's actually running it and processing the data, which unfortunately makes it a non-starter for me (and is a violation of the GDPR).

by sc11 6y ago

Maybe give startpage a shot. They use Google results but it adds a privacy layer inbetween, and have the added privacy benefit of not being US-based compared to DDG.

float4 6y ago

I liked Startpage, but a significant investor is US-based firm System1, which is, at least partially, an advertising / tracking company. They say they won't change privacy policies etc., but we've often seen that such words don't mean anything a few years down the road, so I'm a bit skeptical.

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mkayokay 6y ago
But currently they have not implemented any such changes (at least that I'm aware of) - thus I will continue to use Startpage.

chris_f 6y ago

Or better than StartPage, try Runnaroo. Organic results are also derived from Google. Search quality is subjective, but in this case I mean better because it respects your search terms, quotes work for phrases, and organic results are enhanced with additional data sources like Stack Overflow [0]. I am the creator of Runnaroo. [0] https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=react.js https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=react.js

jameshush 6y ago
Out of curiosity how are you monetizing? I did a search for ”mortgages” but didn't see any ads.
- chris_f 6y ago
  Three current ways: 1. Server rendered ads. They were there, you must have just missed them (it's on the SERP under the search bar). I don't have the search volume for context based ads (and none of the the available search ad networks are suitable), so the ads are just direct ads that display in rotation for a predetermined amount of time and do zero tracking (i.e. pay X and the ad is displayed for Y amount of time, win win for all). 2. Affiliate links. There is only one today, but I am testing it out to see if they are worth it. 3. Direct user monetization programs (i.e. Web Monetization protocol through Coil and the Brave publisher program). We are actually the first (and maybe still the only) search engine to integrate Web Monetization [0]. [0] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/
  - jameshush 6y ago
    Ah you’re right I was looking for ads ABOVE the SERP. Integrating web monetization is clever! I should try pitching that at my company.
ordx 6y ago
Do you scrape Google results? If so, how do you deal with captcha?
sc11 6y ago
Sounds interesting but your privacy policy and website lacks all information on who's actually running it and processing the data, which unfortunately makes it a non-starter for me (and is a violation of the GDPR).