I have heard a rumour that DuckDuckGo is not so private afterall, are those claims true?
What is a good metasearch engine? Are there similar projects to searx.me?
Who cares. DDG search results are objectively shit compared to Startpage.
>>54694617
>A U T I S M
I'll stick with Google and Bing, thank you.
>>54694617
>What is a good metasearch engine?
startpage.
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I use searx.
I use searx with Google as a backup. The only other one is Yacy.
http://encrypted.google.com
>>54696389
>/threading your own post
>>54694670
Does not makes sense. Startpage does not have !bangs. Both DDG and startpage can make use of Google results only if you loathe Google results so much.
>>54694617
searx.me results are always inferior to `!g keyword' results
>>54696389
startpage does not have a javascriptless onion service. startpage is limited to one engine.
>>54696629
>>54697041
>I pretend to use these just to look cool on a Tasmanian tax loophole prevention forum
Com'on, you're even resorting at calling Yacy? That's absolute shit.
>>54697165
>if you loathe Google results
*if you loathe anything but Google results
>>54694617
May I ask what happened to DDG?
>>54697590
US based
>>54697165
DDG:
!g brings you directly to google so they track you and whatever you searched.
Startpage:
search is already google, no need for bang, and it doesn't actually take you to the google website at any point during the process.
>>54697833
So, nothing then.
>>54697861
!sp [Search] will also get me on start page
>>54697863
Depends, some people argue being based in the US is by in itself a privacy risk.
We recommend that you don't use DuckDuckGo if you seek a search engine that values your privacy. There's no confirmed proof that DuckDuckGo is violating your privacy, but there are some very suspicious things, however, that make certain other search engines far superior in that regard.
Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of DuckDuckGo, used to run the Names Database. This was a website that aimed to connect people who had lost contact by gathering lots and lots of e-mail addresses. Getting access could be done by either paying money, or submitting lots of e-mail addresses of other people. Since the service revolved around gathering personal information, it is very suspicious for Gabriel Weinberg to start a business that is privacy-oriented.
DuckDuckGo used to set a tracking cookie, even though they claimed they didn't. This was done by a third party they cooperate with, which means that it wasn't necessarily intentional, but if it's unintentional, it shows a worrying lack of care.
DuckDuckGo is based in the US. This makes it really easy for the NSA to compromise it. If it were based in the EU, for example, the NSA wouldn't have the legal power to force them to log everything without telling anyone. This wouldn't guarantee privacy, but it would make it a lot more plausible. Instead, they're based in the US, which means that the NSA can do whatever they want with them. There are secure search engines that are not based in the US.
>>54696380
>and Bing, thank you.
you might as well use DDG, Bing results for me are just ridiculously bad.
>>54694617
We do not know how ddg makes money and manages to pay for its server costs. That alone is a huge red flag.
>>54698642
Uh, yes we do. It's from an ad network.
>>54698868
Source? Couldn't find anything about that.
Besides, I wouldn't trust a search engine that makes money from ads (funny how both google and ddg fall in this category).
>>54697165
Javascript is Internet now. Don't fight it because you'll just lose.
>>54699110
not really. html5 is slowly taking over, but first everybody needs to move from javascript and flash in order for html5 to really work.
>>54699475
there is nothing in HTML5 to replace javascript.
HTML5 works alongside javascript.
>>54699483
you fell for my ruse. hehehehehe.....
>>54698879
Literally 5 seconds
https://duck.co/help/company/advertising-and-affiliates
>>54697061
>encrypted
>>54698045
You do realize that if it's located outside of the United States then the NSA can *legally* do whatever the fuck it wants with it.
>>54694617
here's an idea
stop looking for loli, cp, and beasty sites!
why else would you be worried about your searches?
>>54697061
>>54700820
>>wants to know your location
lmfao
sure mr fbi sir
>>54700820
>uses chrome browser
>worried about location tracking
>>54700018
no reply ey
so you are looking for the aforementioned
>>54700820
>uses Android w/ Gapps (presumably)
>worried about location tracking
