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I’ve used DuckDuckGo as my search engine for a year

50 points by decrypt 6y ago

dazc 6y ago
I've tried DDG a few times over the past 3-4 years and reverted back to Google each time until now because, actually, the results are good enough and it's refreshing to see just a page full of search results without all the Google guff.
- deleted 6y ago
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Zhyl 6y ago
This article doesn't really cover anything that the hacker news audience won't already be familiar with. What is notable, however, is that Duckduckgo has seen a pretty strong surge in usage recently [0], moreso than similar surges in the past. [0] https://ddg.gg/traffic https://ddg.gg/traffic
dchuk 6y ago
I’ve always wondered how the economics of DDG work out, considering they’re basically a proxy for Bing with a bunch of other scraped/API-based data sources they layer on top. Are they paying Bing per query? How can that net out positively? I suppose at their volume they’ve negotiated great API rates, but their own ads can’t possibly bring in enough revenue to cover the expenses of the API calls…
- Zhyl 6y ago
  Gabe Weinberg has previously stated on hacker news that DDG was profitable at about 4M queries a day (it is now over 100M). The economics are that you charge more for ads than you pay for API calls. That's all there is to it, really.
- dazc 6y ago
  Some of the links are also affiliated. This is not exactly great for 100% 'unbiased' results but, since their main competition is Google, I think the Rubicon has already been crossed on that score?
mynameishere 6y ago
I avoid google (even as a backup) because they've replaced displayed URLs with bizarre breadcrumb things. I can't fathom why even a single person at google thought that was a good idea, but no doubt I'm wrong. I'm sure it was a fun project team to be on though. The "Replace Slashes with Angle Brackets Initiative"
- squeezingswirls 6y ago
  You can use something like https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix
svnpenn 6y ago
Duck Duck Go uses "more results", instead of proper pagination. I won't use any website that has such poor judgement in website design.
- m12k 6y ago
  Do you ever actually use that? I've come to the conclusion (on all search engines) that if the result I'm looking for isn't on the first page, it's not going to be on the second or third either, so I've stopped even looking there.
  - JohnicBoom 6y ago
    I use DDG for all searches, and do occasionally go to the second page of results (and sometimes even the third). When I do, I either find what I was looking for there or figure out what I might want to change or exclude from the search for my next query. For example, this morning, I was looking up micro fans for embedded electronic devices, and did find some good results on the second and third pages. Not exactly what I was looking for, but close enough that it was worth digging in to the results.
- new_guy 6y ago
  It does seem like an anti-pattern especially for a search engine.
- ravenstine 6y ago
  It's not optimal from a sharing perspective, but from merely a searching perspective I really haven't had a problem with it. When I used Google, I would rarely ever go beyond page 2, and I'm sure many people do the same.
- LordGrey 6y ago
  You can enable "infinite scroll" for both search results and images. That is not explicit pagination, but it does save a mouse click.
- madsbuch 6y ago
  I am curious here. Why is that an antipattern in said case? In particular, page based pagination requires a permanent set of elements that are sortable. Sortable, indeed, you sort based on a scoring mechanism. Permanent, nopes. If you save page 4 of search page and take a look at it next week, it might be different. If pagiantion should be properly implemented in a search engine it would be like in elasticsearch where it is transaction and cursor based. But hey, carrying around millions of open transactions is not feasible. So it seems to be a fair trade off to make an infinity scroll like feature for this. But again, please enlighten me. I am curious.
goalieca 6y ago
I’ve used ddg for about 5 years. I find it works about as well as Google. I think Google works worse than it did about 10-15 years ago and that this is just a reflection of the internet itself becoming crappier.
evertheylen 6y ago
My quick review after more than a year of DDG as my default: - Technical searches are usually on par with Google, or even better. What made me switch originally was that I got fed up with Google just straight up ignoring half my query, and I've had none of that frustration with DDG. - I like the dark theme (although I think Google's experimenting with that now) - DDG is absolutely worthless when it comes to local searches like shops or even just nearby places (I live in Belgium). I always use '!g' for those. I also still use Google Maps.
- MildlySerious 6y ago
  That reflects my usage pretty accurately as well. I am rarely on a DDG results page for non-technical topics because I always delegate to other sites via !bang, !g being the most common one.
- devenblake 6y ago
  Another thing for which DuckDuckGo is useless: finding media. It or whatever crawler it uses totally falls for those keyword-flooded sites that have a couple ads and then paragraphs of "wandavision watch free mr robot now free download all seasons season 1 101 dalmatians disney land[...]" autogeneration. I wish they'd do something about all the spam.
  - ethbr0 6y ago
    I think torrent meta-crawlers might be more what you're looking for. Try the torrentz2 clones
- DavinMiler 6y ago
  When it comes to local searches, i recommend toggling the little switch on the left that limits searches to a specific country/language. I have found that this helps a lot.
- ravenstine 6y ago
  It seems to do better with local searches in the US(not surprising) but it's still not very good at that. In terms of maps, DDG maps basically stinks besides the fact that the actual map UI is based on Apple Maps. It otherwise lacks a lot of features that MapQuest even had back in 1998.
nano-erud 6y ago
If you want freedom and more privacy, stop using so much proprietary software. How much Apple lover out there talking about privacy or freedom. They are blind.
- jlelse 6y ago
  IMHO the Apple cult really sucks. Apple isn't really caring about privacy, they are just making a lot of money with false promises.
  - arcatech 6y ago
    They are in a position to lose less money from protecting user privacy than other companies, so they’re doing so as a competitive advantage. It’s business, but it happens to work out pretty well for users.
- FabHK 6y ago
  If you want more privacy, you should use Android rather than Apple??? I think you misunderstand a lot.
  - benlivengood 6y ago
    Android only comes bundled with Google apps by phone manufacturers. Cyanogen/LineageOS and Replicant are mostly OSS/FS.
ibraheemdev 6y ago
One thing I've noticed I absolutely love is !bang. Being able to quickly jump to code documentation or a sports game is really awesome.
- curtis3389 6y ago
  This is the killer feature! I use it all the time for work and life. Need to find .NET documentation? !dnab Need to search Mozilla docs? !mdn Need to find a Debian manpage? !debman Java docs? !java (or !java7, !java8, etc) Stack overflow? !so Google Maps search? !maps Wikipedia? !w Amazon? !a Ebay? !ebay
  - scaladev 6y ago
    Last time I checked there were only a few dozens of them. Phew, now I can search my Earthbound tips right from the browser. https://duckduckgo.com/bang#bangs-list https://duckduckgo.com/bang#bangs-list
  - FabHK 6y ago
    more: !m is enough for Google Maps !w<ISO> for Wikipedia in a specific language (!wen for English, !wde for German, !wes for Spanish, ...) !a<ISO> for Amazon in a specific language/country (!ade for Germany, ...) !py3 for Python docs !dman is enough for Debian man pages !wa for Wolfram Alpha !gt<ISO> to translate into that language, so !gtes convivial -> alegre !gten alegre -> happy
swayvil 6y ago
Do a search for any politically hot topic, in Google, DuckDuckGo, Swisscows, etc. Compare the results. Contemplate the dystopian implications of an ideologically correct search engine.
amelius 6y ago
> Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo? I’ve seen this comment floated around the tech community for years, and while it’s an excellent idea, I don’t think it’s needed. As a non-Apple user I can only say: what?
- toddh 6y ago
  Google pays Apple something like $9 billion a year to be the default search engine. So it seems unlikely.
  - mvanaltvorst 6y ago
    Apple could use DDG as leverage though. If Google stops paying those 9bn, Apple has no reasonable alternative search engine it could resort back to. By quietly continuing development on DuckDuckGo for ~500mn/year, it could be some deterrence towards Google's monopoly that aligns with Apple's own interests.
    - ethbr0 6y ago
      I think the broader point is that Apple needs a search engine for the same reason it needed a Maps solution: it's basic platform functionality at this point. And they'd be wise to avoid the Ted Turner mistake: when all your competitors are vertically integrating, don't be the last person left standing without a chair by the time they complete their integration. It leads to an essentially powerless bargaining position. And like it or not, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are extremely aggressive about integrating their platforms. Microsoft being somewhat of an odder duck.
  - amelius 6y ago
    > Google pays Apple something like $9 billion a year to be the default search engine. Except in the EU, I guess. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/02/google-to-let-eu-users-choose-their-default-search-provider-on-android.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/02/google-to-let-eu-users-choos...
codecamper 6y ago
OK, but... does this mean you don't watch anything on Youtube?
- greggyb 6y ago
  It's not an all-or-nothing thing. For me, I watch YouTube in a dedicated Firefox Container (and everything else in either temporary containers or dedicated), so not much follows me around. Figure out what you want, and then put together pieces that get you there.
  - FabHK 6y ago
    This. Or you can use DDG to search, then copy links you like and use youtube-dl to just download the video.
    - codecamper 6y ago
      that sounds good. I need to set up some scripts to do this & also sync into my phone.
      - FabHK 6y ago
        Yeah. BTW, on macOS, it would be trivial to hack together an Automator workflow that gives you a Service (ie, a menu item in Safari->Services) that says "Download Video", or "Add Youtube Song to Music", and does what it says. Basically you'd use the "Get Current Webpage from Safari" block, then in the Terminal PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}" cd Music/YTDownloads # or wherever you want it youtube-dl -q -f 140 "${@%%&*}" # format 140 is 128k .m4a Then add to existing playlist in music. Ah, if only it were legal!
        codecamper 6y ago
        yup. I just keep a terminal open set to that path. Had just 10Mbit wifi before but that is now 500Mbit. Will have to revisit this solution. Something like a rsync would be nice.
pyrophane 6y ago
I use DuckDuckGo as my default, and have for a couple of years. My workflow is to the run all searches the DDG, then, if I don't see what I'm looking for, I run the same search using the "g!" keyword. If I were more concerned about privacy I'd use the "sp!" keyword. I find that I wind up routing searches to Google a little less than half the time.
squeezingswirls 6y ago
I use DDG daily but there's one thing that grinds my gears, and undermines their privacy by default statement. They leak the searches in the URL like this https://duckduckgo.com/?q=this+is+not+private+at+all&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=this+is+not+private+at+all&ia=web
- WayToDoor 6y ago
  How is that a leak ? The URL is only sent to ddg server, encrypted using TLS so no eavesdropper can read it. It also stays in your browser history and let you use the back button.
- scaladev 6y ago
  Enable POST requests at https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy
- kemayo 6y ago
  That seems like a reasonable trade-off. It's https so it's not visible to people snooping on you, and it being GET means that browser history and sharing links to searches works. Plus, they do have an option to go POST-only, so if you don't like their already-very-private default you can change it.
- time0ut 6y ago
  Just curious, but what threat model are you thinking of here?
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ibraheemdev 6y ago
I've always wondered why DDG doesn't go fully open source? Their mobile apps and browser extensions are already open source, why not open source the search engine? Is it just because they don't want to deal with the extra work (they already shutdown duckduckhack), or is there something else that I am missing?
psanford 6y ago
I switched my phone's default search engine to DDG but still use Google on the desktop. I find the mobile experience for Google search to be much more annoying with the heavy emphasis on AMP.
D13Fd 6y ago
I gave DuckDuckGo an honest shot for a few months a couple of years ago. I had to give it up, sadly. The results were just not good enough. I'd love to get away from google, but having less than perfect search had a surprisingly large impact on my day-to-day work. Just one instance of "I couldn't find anything about x . . . " where a manager responds "I found it in 10 seconds on Google" is probably enough to send just about anyone running back to Google for work-related searches.
- armoredkitten 6y ago
  I agree that Google is still just a better search engine, and that sucks. But I still try to do my search on DDG first -- if I find what I'm looking for, great! If I haven't found it after a few seconds, I open Google and search there. At most, I've wasted a few seconds. But even if it means Google has some data on me, if I can divert 40% (or more) of my searches to DDG, that's 40% less data Google has on my search history.
TrianguloY 6y ago
What I like most about DDG is that they show more text preview of a site. I find easier to know if a site will be useful or not (google shows very little, and you end clicking). But as all agree some queries are not really usefull on DDG so I have a bookmarklet to toggle between google<->DDG with the click of a button: javascript:void(window.location.href = "https://" + (window.location.host == 'duckduckgo.com' ? "www.google.com/search" : "duckduckgo.com/") + "?" + window.location.href.match('q=[^&]*')[0])

50 points by decrypt 6y ago

dazc 6y ago

I've tried DDG a few times over the past 3-4 years and reverted back to Google each time until now because, actually, the results are good enough and it's refreshing to see just a page full of search results without all the Google guff.

deleted 6y ago
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Zhyl 6y ago

This article doesn't really cover anything that the hacker news audience won't already be familiar with. What is notable, however, is that Duckduckgo has seen a pretty strong surge in usage recently [0], moreso than similar surges in the past. [0] https://ddg.gg/traffic https://ddg.gg/traffic

dchuk 6y ago

I’ve always wondered how the economics of DDG work out, considering they’re basically a proxy for Bing with a bunch of other scraped/API-based data sources they layer on top. Are they paying Bing per query? How can that net out positively? I suppose at their volume they’ve negotiated great API rates, but their own ads can’t possibly bring in enough revenue to cover the expenses of the API calls…

Zhyl 6y ago
Gabe Weinberg has previously stated on hacker news that DDG was profitable at about 4M queries a day (it is now over 100M). The economics are that you charge more for ads than you pay for API calls. That's all there is to it, really.
dazc 6y ago
Some of the links are also affiliated. This is not exactly great for 100% 'unbiased' results but, since their main competition is Google, I think the Rubicon has already been crossed on that score?

mynameishere 6y ago

I avoid google (even as a backup) because they've replaced displayed URLs with bizarre breadcrumb things. I can't fathom why even a single person at google thought that was a good idea, but no doubt I'm wrong. I'm sure it was a fun project team to be on though. The "Replace Slashes with Angle Brackets Initiative"

squeezingswirls 6y ago
You can use something like https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix

svnpenn 6y ago

Duck Duck Go uses "more results", instead of proper pagination. I won't use any website that has such poor judgement in website design.

m12k 6y ago
Do you ever actually use that? I've come to the conclusion (on all search engines) that if the result I'm looking for isn't on the first page, it's not going to be on the second or third either, so I've stopped even looking there.
- JohnicBoom 6y ago
  I use DDG for all searches, and do occasionally go to the second page of results (and sometimes even the third). When I do, I either find what I was looking for there or figure out what I might want to change or exclude from the search for my next query. For example, this morning, I was looking up micro fans for embedded electronic devices, and did find some good results on the second and third pages. Not exactly what I was looking for, but close enough that it was worth digging in to the results.
new_guy 6y ago
It does seem like an anti-pattern especially for a search engine.
ravenstine 6y ago
It's not optimal from a sharing perspective, but from merely a searching perspective I really haven't had a problem with it. When I used Google, I would rarely ever go beyond page 2, and I'm sure many people do the same.
LordGrey 6y ago
You can enable "infinite scroll" for both search results and images. That is not explicit pagination, but it does save a mouse click.
madsbuch 6y ago
I am curious here. Why is that an antipattern in said case? In particular, page based pagination requires a permanent set of elements that are sortable. Sortable, indeed, you sort based on a scoring mechanism. Permanent, nopes. If you save page 4 of search page and take a look at it next week, it might be different. If pagiantion should be properly implemented in a search engine it would be like in elasticsearch where it is transaction and cursor based. But hey, carrying around millions of open transactions is not feasible. So it seems to be a fair trade off to make an infinity scroll like feature for this. But again, please enlighten me. I am curious.

goalieca 6y ago

I’ve used ddg for about 5 years. I find it works about as well as Google. I think Google works worse than it did about 10-15 years ago and that this is just a reflection of the internet itself becoming crappier.

evertheylen 6y ago

My quick review after more than a year of DDG as my default: - Technical searches are usually on par with Google, or even better. What made me switch originally was that I got fed up with Google just straight up ignoring half my query, and I've had none of that frustration with DDG. - I like the dark theme (although I think Google's experimenting with that now) - DDG is absolutely worthless when it comes to local searches like shops or even just nearby places (I live in Belgium). I always use '!g' for those. I also still use Google Maps.

MildlySerious 6y ago
That reflects my usage pretty accurately as well. I am rarely on a DDG results page for non-technical topics because I always delegate to other sites via !bang, !g being the most common one.
devenblake 6y ago
Another thing for which DuckDuckGo is useless: finding media. It or whatever crawler it uses totally falls for those keyword-flooded sites that have a couple ads and then paragraphs of "wandavision watch free mr robot now free download all seasons season 1 101 dalmatians disney land[...]" autogeneration. I wish they'd do something about all the spam.
- ethbr0 6y ago
  I think torrent meta-crawlers might be more what you're looking for. Try the torrentz2 clones
DavinMiler 6y ago
When it comes to local searches, i recommend toggling the little switch on the left that limits searches to a specific country/language. I have found that this helps a lot.
ravenstine 6y ago
It seems to do better with local searches in the US(not surprising) but it's still not very good at that. In terms of maps, DDG maps basically stinks besides the fact that the actual map UI is based on Apple Maps. It otherwise lacks a lot of features that MapQuest even had back in 1998.

nano-erud 6y ago

If you want freedom and more privacy, stop using so much proprietary software. How much Apple lover out there talking about privacy or freedom. They are blind.

jlelse 6y ago
IMHO the Apple cult really sucks. Apple isn't really caring about privacy, they are just making a lot of money with false promises.
- arcatech 6y ago
  They are in a position to lose less money from protecting user privacy than other companies, so they’re doing so as a competitive advantage. It’s business, but it happens to work out pretty well for users.
FabHK 6y ago
If you want more privacy, you should use Android rather than Apple??? I think you misunderstand a lot.
- benlivengood 6y ago
  Android only comes bundled with Google apps by phone manufacturers. Cyanogen/LineageOS and Replicant are mostly OSS/FS.

ibraheemdev 6y ago

One thing I've noticed I absolutely love is !bang. Being able to quickly jump to code documentation or a sports game is really awesome.

curtis3389 6y ago
This is the killer feature! I use it all the time for work and life. Need to find .NET documentation? !dnab Need to search Mozilla docs? !mdn Need to find a Debian manpage? !debman Java docs? !java (or !java7, !java8, etc) Stack overflow? !so Google Maps search? !maps Wikipedia? !w Amazon? !a Ebay? !ebay
- scaladev 6y ago
  Last time I checked there were only a few dozens of them. Phew, now I can search my Earthbound tips right from the browser. https://duckduckgo.com/bang#bangs-list https://duckduckgo.com/bang#bangs-list
- FabHK 6y ago
  more: !m is enough for Google Maps !w<ISO> for Wikipedia in a specific language (!wen for English, !wde for German, !wes for Spanish, ...) !a<ISO> for Amazon in a specific language/country (!ade for Germany, ...) !py3 for Python docs !dman is enough for Debian man pages !wa for Wolfram Alpha !gt<ISO> to translate into that language, so !gtes convivial -> alegre !gten alegre -> happy

swayvil 6y ago

Do a search for any politically hot topic, in Google, DuckDuckGo, Swisscows, etc. Compare the results. Contemplate the dystopian implications of an ideologically correct search engine.

amelius 6y ago

> Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo? I’ve seen this comment floated around the tech community for years, and while it’s an excellent idea, I don’t think it’s needed. As a non-Apple user I can only say: what?

toddh 6y ago
Google pays Apple something like $9 billion a year to be the default search engine. So it seems unlikely.
- mvanaltvorst 6y ago
  Apple could use DDG as leverage though. If Google stops paying those 9bn, Apple has no reasonable alternative search engine it could resort back to. By quietly continuing development on DuckDuckGo for ~500mn/year, it could be some deterrence towards Google's monopoly that aligns with Apple's own interests.
  - ethbr0 6y ago
    I think the broader point is that Apple needs a search engine for the same reason it needed a Maps solution: it's basic platform functionality at this point. And they'd be wise to avoid the Ted Turner mistake: when all your competitors are vertically integrating, don't be the last person left standing without a chair by the time they complete their integration. It leads to an essentially powerless bargaining position. And like it or not, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are extremely aggressive about integrating their platforms. Microsoft being somewhat of an odder duck.
- amelius 6y ago
  > Google pays Apple something like $9 billion a year to be the default search engine. Except in the EU, I guess. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/02/google-to-let-eu-users-choose-their-default-search-provider-on-android.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/02/google-to-let-eu-users-choos...

codecamper 6y ago

OK, but... does this mean you don't watch anything on Youtube?

greggyb 6y ago
It's not an all-or-nothing thing. For me, I watch YouTube in a dedicated Firefox Container (and everything else in either temporary containers or dedicated), so not much follows me around. Figure out what you want, and then put together pieces that get you there.
- FabHK 6y ago
  This. Or you can use DDG to search, then copy links you like and use youtube-dl to just download the video.
  - codecamper 6y ago
    that sounds good. I need to set up some scripts to do this & also sync into my phone.
    - FabHK 6y ago
      Yeah. BTW, on macOS, it would be trivial to hack together an Automator workflow that gives you a Service (ie, a menu item in Safari->Services) that says "Download Video", or "Add Youtube Song to Music", and does what it says. Basically you'd use the "Get Current Webpage from Safari" block, then in the Terminal PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}" cd Music/YTDownloads # or wherever you want it youtube-dl -q -f 140 "${@%%&*}" # format 140 is 128k .m4a Then add to existing playlist in music. Ah, if only it were legal!
      - codecamper 6y ago
        yup. I just keep a terminal open set to that path. Had just 10Mbit wifi before but that is now 500Mbit. Will have to revisit this solution. Something like a rsync would be nice.

pyrophane 6y ago

I use DuckDuckGo as my default, and have for a couple of years. My workflow is to the run all searches the DDG, then, if I don't see what I'm looking for, I run the same search using the "g!" keyword. If I were more concerned about privacy I'd use the "sp!" keyword. I find that I wind up routing searches to Google a little less than half the time.

squeezingswirls 6y ago

I use DDG daily but there's one thing that grinds my gears, and undermines their privacy by default statement. They leak the searches in the URL like this https://duckduckgo.com/?q=this+is+not+private+at+all&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=this+is+not+private+at+all&ia=web

WayToDoor 6y ago
How is that a leak ? The URL is only sent to ddg server, encrypted using TLS so no eavesdropper can read it. It also stays in your browser history and let you use the back button.
scaladev 6y ago
Enable POST requests at https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy
kemayo 6y ago
That seems like a reasonable trade-off. It's https so it's not visible to people snooping on you, and it being GET means that browser history and sharing links to searches works. Plus, they do have an option to go POST-only, so if you don't like their already-very-private default you can change it.
time0ut 6y ago
Just curious, but what threat model are you thinking of here?
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ibraheemdev 6y ago

I've always wondered why DDG doesn't go fully open source? Their mobile apps and browser extensions are already open source, why not open source the search engine? Is it just because they don't want to deal with the extra work (they already shutdown duckduckhack), or is there something else that I am missing?

psanford 6y ago

I switched my phone's default search engine to DDG but still use Google on the desktop. I find the mobile experience for Google search to be much more annoying with the heavy emphasis on AMP.

D13Fd 6y ago

I gave DuckDuckGo an honest shot for a few months a couple of years ago. I had to give it up, sadly. The results were just not good enough. I'd love to get away from google, but having less than perfect search had a surprisingly large impact on my day-to-day work. Just one instance of "I couldn't find anything about x . . . " where a manager responds "I found it in 10 seconds on Google" is probably enough to send just about anyone running back to Google for work-related searches.

armoredkitten 6y ago
I agree that Google is still just a better search engine, and that sucks. But I still try to do my search on DDG first -- if I find what I'm looking for, great! If I haven't found it after a few seconds, I open Google and search there. At most, I've wasted a few seconds. But even if it means Google has some data on me, if I can divert 40% (or more) of my searches to DDG, that's 40% less data Google has on my search history.

TrianguloY 6y ago

What I like most about DDG is that they show more text preview of a site. I find easier to know if a site will be useful or not (google shows very little, and you end clicking). But as all agree some queries are not really usefull on DDG so I have a bookmarklet to toggle between google<->DDG with the click of a button: javascript:void(window.location.href = "https://" + (window.location.host == 'duckduckgo.com' ? "www.google.com/search" : "duckduckgo.com/") + "?" + window.location.href.match('q=[^&]*')[0])