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Barely usable, yes I agree. So use Startpage.com. They also say they don't spy on you. It works just as good as Google, because it uses Google (see it as a pro
by unicornporn 13y ago
Barely usable, yes I agree.
So use Startpage.com. They also say they don't spy on you. It works just as good as Google, because it uses Google (see it as a proxy).
DDG is especially terrible if you are used localized versions of Google. I was used to "Swedish Google", and using a localized (Swedish) DDG was totally unusable.
And so I found Startpage. Works better than the real deal for me. There are a few differences though. A search operator like site: is named host: as an example.
- MisterWebz 13y agoHow come Startpage always shows me local results?
- cpeterso 13y agoThey could use GeoIP targeting without tracking users with cookies.
- rjzzleep 13y agowhy don't inurl: site: etc. work properly in startpage.com anyway?
- greglindahl 13y agoScrapers use inurl: and site: a lot; humans, not so much.
- dredmorbius 13y ago!sp == StartPage. That's usually my first fallback before going !g