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submitted 1 year ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I have used SearXNG for a while, but I switched to LibreX after the search engine started glitching. Recently, though, LibreX has stopped returning any results. I am currently on Mojeek, but the results aren't that great.

I have also tried Qwant, but I wasn't too keen on it. Startpage will be impractical, as I use a VPN and this engine often blocks me because of it. I don't want to use Brave Search for a number of reasons. MetaGer has too many important features behind its paywall. I'm not sure about DuckDuckGo, but I could use it if there was no other option.

Any suggestions, or am I being too picky?

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[-] xHoudek@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Why are people so against DDG here? Just wondering because I use it and think it’s fine

[-] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 year ago

US-based meaning 3 letter agencies can get your data without a court order and that you aren't protected by the GDPR if you don't live in the EU

[-] yoppa@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Anything US based should be avoided.

[-] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

General good practice

[-] EnderofGames@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

They track their users, even though not tracking users is supposed to be their thing.

[-] authed@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

DDG is basically Bing

[-] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I’m not sure this is really a solvable problem but at the end of the day, DuckDuckGo is a for profit corporation. Privacy is more of a marketing angle than something they actually care about. Last year they allowed Microsoft to track mobile users of their “privacy focused” browser which is obviously against their stated purpose for existing. They backtracked after facing backlash but it’s done lasting damage to their reputation. They also got caught by a security researcher, they weren’t at all upfront about it. I think that’s enough to shatter any hope that they are genuine or trustworthy.

[-] rizoid@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm wondering the same. ddg has been great for me.

[-] yoppa@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago
[-] southernwolf@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

Because it's just a proxy for Bing, with all the pitfalls of that.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm here because I'm trying to figure out why dog is giving me curated location based results instead of the actual results, even though I have my region set to all regions.

So I'm not recommending them because their product has gotten worse.e

this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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