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You can keep DDG as your default search engine, and use the !g bang command to redirect the most difficult queries to Google. You get the best of both worlds (e
by vklj 13y ago
You can keep DDG as your default search engine, and use the !g bang command to redirect the most difficult queries to Google. You get the best of both worlds (except for some cognitive load when deciding which engine to use).
- jeena 13y agoI switched last December and do exactly that and am very happy with that solution.
- denzil_correa 13y agoI'm really surprised that the author did not try this option.
- gateaumoisi 13y agoi'm doing that too, ddg have no picture search, right?
- aclevernickname 13y agounless you count !image, which redirects to GIS.
- tripzilch 13y ago!gi is shorter :)
- qwertzlcoatl 13y agoI just type !sp + searchterm into my search bar and it searches via startpage.com, which uses googles search results without my IP address or searches being recorded, no identifying or tracking cookies are used and SSL encryption is set by default.
- narozik 13y agoBut this would foil what OP expects from google, a.k.a. to be geolocalized and tracked to be served personalized results.