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I think most DDG fans would be thoroughly surprised DDG ever popped the hood or tried to verify their privacy claims, which is why I don't think DDG ever will.
by bduerst 4y ago
I think most DDG fans would be thoroughly surprised DDG ever popped the hood or tried to verify their privacy claims, which is why I don't think DDG ever will.
Better to elude to a nebulous definition of privacy rather than give specifics. Even as a privately traded, for-profit company based in the U.S. with zero accountability for its claims, DDG doesn't even have that much IP to lose (as a Bing reskin) should it ever fold under a class action lawsuit.
- mda 4y agoI always wondered the specifics of their deal with Microsoft regarding the use of bing index. Guess we will never know.
- Semaphor 4y agoWhat specifics? Wouldn’t they just pay MS for access to the API (though with some special volume discount that won’t be public)?
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- ColinHayhurst 4y agoYes, but what data do they pass onto MS and what do they do with that data? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31051050 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31051050
- Semaphor 4y agoI asked Kagi, and they said they aren’t forced to send such data and aren’t. And unless Ecosia (where the quote seems to come from) is extremely shady, they are only sending two octets and not three.