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That is pretty awesome. I'm curious: was the privacy focus by the DDG guys always there, or was it pushed after they found it was a nice advertising point? Ei
by clicks 13y ago
That is pretty awesome.
I'm curious: was the privacy focus by the DDG guys always there, or was it pushed after they found it was a nice advertising point?
Either way, I think this is a good enough reason for me to finally make the switch.
- whunut 13y agoI remember the first time (about 6 months ago) I took a look at their about page there was a big emphasis on them not tracking your searches, so I think the sentiment has always been there.
- corin_ 13y agoDDG launched in 2008, so data from 6 months ago doesn't really speak to whether privacy was a part of the original purpose.
- bru 13y agoWhen you look at the timeline[1], the first event is "DontTrack.us", a website[2] dedicated to pointing out google tracking, and linking to DDG in the end. So privacy has always been their focus. It is a nice advertising point, but pushed from the beginning. 1: https://duckduckgo.com/traffic.html https://duckduckgo.com/traffic.html 2: http://donttrack.us/ http://donttrack.us/
- corin_ 13y agoThat timeline begins 1.5 - 2 years after DDG launched.
- crazedpsyc 13y agoIn the very beginning, Gabriel was more focused on the instant answers and hadn't thought much of privacy -- users brought it up after he launched it on HN.