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Why not just switch to Startpage.com? It's essentially getting results from Google (and Bing?[1]) without trackers, AI, personalized results, etc [1] https://s
by pogue 2y ago
Why not just switch to Startpage.com? It's essentially getting results from Google (and Bing?[1]) without trackers, AI, personalized results, etc
[1] https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/4522435533844-What-is-the-relationship-between-Startpage-and-your-search-partners-like-Google-and-Microsoft-Bing https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/452243553384...
- msephton 2y agoWon't load right now where I am. (I'm at a library)
- pogue 2y agoThat's unusual. Startpage has been known to filter IP ranges that it thinks might be scraping it, but normally it just throws up a CAPTCHA. It's a large & well known search engine though. So you could ask the librarian, maybe it's blocked from the library's WAN for some reason. https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/4455380450836-How-does-Startpage-prevent-scraping-and-abuse-without-recording-IP-addresses https://support.startpage.com/hc/en-us/articles/445538045083...
- msephton 2y agoProbably, but they don't block google so I'll continue to use that. Path of least resistance.
- Jenk 2y agoDDG user here, worth the switch?
- pogue 2y agoIt's definitely worth a try if you're not satisfied with DDG's results. They seem to more closely match Google & have a few more privacy features, such as visiting a page through their anonymized proxy. I've been quite impressed with Brave's search, tbh. They do have optional AI answers & I've been happy with the results. More info: https://www.privacytools.io/private-search https://www.privacytools.io/private-search https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/ https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/