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The difference in privacy I see between Kagi and Google is that Kagi requires me to have a signed-in account to search, and Kagi accurately associates more valu
by threatofrain 4y ago
The difference in privacy I see between Kagi and Google is that Kagi requires me to have a signed-in account to search, and Kagi accurately associates more valuable information with a signed-in account.
- Aeolun 4y agoI don’t think you can have both ad-free (e.g. paid) search and anonymous search at the same time. You have to pick one. And you can’t really fault Kagi for providing the one when the other is already “adequately” covered by Google.
- rofrol 4y agocryptocurrency?
- ashwagary 4y agoInteresting point. Maybe Kagi could offer a more privacy friendly "fill a wallet with crypto and we'll deduct a certain amount per search" option that doesnt require user billing data. Im not a current user but would be more likely to test it if available.
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- monort 4y agoSurely you can. You can use blind signatures, it's like issuing anonymous tokens in the style of David Chaum digital cash. Or you can just use existing cryptocurrency. Supposedly they are not doing it because of advantages of associating your payment method and searches.
- soco 4y agoI don't know how Kagi internally operates but for billing purposes I imagine it would be enough to record that you searched. Not what you searched.