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Startpage Search Engine Launches Privacy Protection Extension(ghacks.net)
1 points by karinakarina 5y ago|0 comments
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by karinakarina 5y ago
Hi - I'm a person from Startpage. I'll share your feedback with the team, but here I can respond to some of these things. JS: Startpage does use Javascript, but only to enhance user interaction with our site and improve the search
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by karinakarina 5y ago
Startpage person here. In 2019, Startpage announced an investment by System1 through Privacy One Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of System1. It's 2021 and our privacy policy hasn't changed. What has happened with this investment,
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by karinakarina 5y ago
Startpage person, here. Startpage doesn't collect user personal data so it wouldn't share it because it doesn't have it. From Robert Beens (co-founder and CEO): "In no way does System1 want to change the privacy practice
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by karinakarina 5y ago
Great list! Always looking for new tools to use. PrivacyTool.io and ThinkPrivacy.ch are great, but it helps to have something else to compare against. Some quick notes on the actual list: - Should add Startpage - private search engine that
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Startpage Got a Brand Refresh(startpage.com)
2 points by karinakarina 5y ago|1 comments
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by karinakarina 5y ago
Do you like it?
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by karinakarina 6y ago
Update: Slack quickly removes the ability to message strangers with DM invites over harassment concerns https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348743/slack-connect-dm...
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Slack’s new DM feature can be used to send abuse and harassment(theverge.com)
3 points by karinakarina 6y ago|1 comments
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by karinakarina 6y ago
That's a fair critique of the experiment. I like your method. Have you thought about doing it?
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by karinakarina 6y ago
It depends on 1) what differentiates you from your competitors and 2) where most of your revenue will be coming from.
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by karinakarina 6y ago
As mentioned above - I'm a Startpage employee. I know quite a bit about the subject so I jump in when it comes up. Advertising on a search engine is main form of revenue > pays employees > updates > keeps current users and get
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by karinakarina 6y ago
I'm wondering how they're getting access to data from cars all over the world "except Cuba and North Korea." Does one database actually exist or are they tapping in from a number of sources. It all feels a little too sci
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Comparing quality of search results: Google vs. Bing(startpage.com)
3 points by karinakarina 6y ago|4 comments
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Surveillance Company Claims It Can Track Nearly Any Car in Real-Time(gizmodo.com)
29 points by karinakarina 6y ago|15 comments
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by karinakarina 6y ago
You're completely right, Big Tech gets away with a lot - including collecting/selling a ton of data to make profit. That's because their revenue model is based on behavioral advertising. For Startpage it's always been ba
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Apple just gave Russia a spot on the iPhone to advertise its favorite apps(theverge.com)
2 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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Escape Zoom Meetings by Faking Technical Issues and Crying with This App(vice.com)
1 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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by karinakarina 6y ago
(Startpage employee) Privacy policy hasn't changed and that's legally binding. "Marketing messages can claim almost anything, but a privacy policy has legal status." - Robert E.G. Beens, Startpage CEO and Co-founder If y
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by karinakarina 6y ago
1) VPNs only hide your IP address. They don't make you anonymous. Search engines and websites can still track you. 2) If it's non-private, it still collects personal data. 3) Or Startpage - HQed in the Netherlands, hides IP addres
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by karinakarina 6y ago
Okay maybe it won't overtake the tech giant but what about just providing a private choice? And what about Startpage? 1. Startpage provides Google results while protecting privacy. 2. So far, contextual marketing has been profitable fo
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by karinakarina 6y ago
I disagree. Change is possible, though it may be a while before we see it across all mainstream products. But, the EU and California are making progressing in pushing Big Tech to making changes to their data collection policies, consumers a
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by karinakarina 6y ago
Or use a private search engine.
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by karinakarina 6y ago
For search: Use Startpage - gives you Google results with privacy. For email: Most people have multiple emails - work, school, personal, from the early 2000s. It's not out of this world to switch to an encrypted email service. Android:
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The Network Effect Is Shifting Audiences to Privacy-Friendly Products(forbes.com)
11 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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Twitter is going all-in on security keys(techradar.com)
3 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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What Does Big Tech Know About You? Basically Everything(pcmag.com)
4 points by karinakarina 6y ago|1 comments
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Does your phone have stalkerware?(startpage.com)
1 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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US lawmakers propose Australia-style bill for media, tech negotiations(arstechnica.com)
2 points by karinakarina 6y ago|0 comments
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T-Mobile Will Start Selling Your Personal Data on April 26 Unless You Opt Out(extremetech.com)
32 points by karinakarina 6y ago|5 comments

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