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Google DDG seems to be the hipster search engine to me...look at me I'm at the forefront of search technology...sure the results suck compared to Google..but a

by vaksel 15y ago

Google DDG seems to be the hipster search engine to me...look at me I'm at the forefront of search technology...sure the results suck compared to Google..but at least I'm not a sheep like the rest of the sheep using the internet.

slowpoke 15y ago
While the results could sometimes be more relevant, being a "hipster" is by far not the reason many people use DDG. I originally switched because I cared for my privacy, but I stayed for the awesome features, like the bangs and often insanely helpful instant-results (I can't count the number of times my queries were answered without clicking even a single link).
- vaksel 15y ago
  the thing is that noone really cares about you enough for you to worry about your privacy. Hell, even celebrities don't get their Google search histories published in Tmz...so you have nothing to worry about. And if you are planning to do something illegal, then using a different search engine won't help you one bit
  - slowpoke 15y ago
    If find it downright disgusting that you imply caring for privacy is in any way related to pursuing criminal activity. I seriously hope you aren't attempting the "if you have nothing to hide" rhetoric. That fallacy has been dismantled into oblivion, and everyone who uses it should be laughed out of the building, never to be taken serious again. Let me present my point either way: I simply do not want anyone, be it corporation or government, to have aggregated records of my habits, behavior and interests, because I find this to be discomforting and highly dangerous. Information is a powerful weapon in the wrong hands, and nothing guarantees that these data aggregations were, are or will be safe. I do not care about it being published - I care about it the fact that it exists in the first place. I do not even know how this is an issue of who cares. Apparently, many people care, and privacy is a fundamental (constitutionally granted) right in many western countries, at least on paper. Just because you don't think it matters doesn't mean it isn't an issue for more than enough people.
darxius 15y ago
I switched to DDG due to them being majorly transparent and them caring about my privacy. Also wouldn't you be a sheep for using Google seeing as it is the most used search engine on the web?

by vaksel 15y ago

slowpoke 15y ago

While the results could sometimes be more relevant, being a "hipster" is by far not the reason many people use DDG. I originally switched because I cared for my privacy, but I stayed for the awesome features, like the bangs and often insanely helpful instant-results (I can't count the number of times my queries were answered without clicking even a single link).

vaksel 15y ago
the thing is that noone really cares about you enough for you to worry about your privacy. Hell, even celebrities don't get their Google search histories published in Tmz...so you have nothing to worry about. And if you are planning to do something illegal, then using a different search engine won't help you one bit
- slowpoke 15y ago
  If find it downright disgusting that you imply caring for privacy is in any way related to pursuing criminal activity. I seriously hope you aren't attempting the "if you have nothing to hide" rhetoric. That fallacy has been dismantled into oblivion, and everyone who uses it should be laughed out of the building, never to be taken serious again. Let me present my point either way: I simply do not want anyone, be it corporation or government, to have aggregated records of my habits, behavior and interests, because I find this to be discomforting and highly dangerous. Information is a powerful weapon in the wrong hands, and nothing guarantees that these data aggregations were, are or will be safe. I do not care about it being published - I care about it the fact that it exists in the first place. I do not even know how this is an issue of who cares. Apparently, many people care, and privacy is a fundamental (constitutionally granted) right in many western countries, at least on paper. Just because you don't think it matters doesn't mean it isn't an issue for more than enough people.

darxius 15y ago

I switched to DDG due to them being majorly transparent and them caring about my privacy. Also wouldn't you be a sheep for using Google seeing as it is the most used search engine on the web?