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Old 26-12-2020, 15:38   #1
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Wink Search engine ?

Stopped using opera not keen on what see on the new site from its " parents," so using duckduckgo. Thoughts welcome !
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Old 26-12-2020, 16:40   #2
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Re: Search engine ?

DuckDuckGo suddenly suffered from a case of the googles, so I dropped it.

Tis is worth a read for teh paranoid.

https://ahrefs.com/blog/alternative-search-engines/
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Old 26-12-2020, 16:54   #3
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Re: Search engine ?

Since Im not paranoid, and have nothing to hide, Im happily using google.
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Old 26-12-2020, 21:59   #4
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Re: Search engine ?

I'm also happily using Google as my browser search engine, I don't use Google Chrome though I stick to Vivaldi on Desktop and Edge on Android.
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Old 26-12-2020, 22:01   #5
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Re: Search engine ?

I use Bing for the rewards. Saves me money on Xbox credit.
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Old 29-12-2020, 08:04   #6
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Since Im not paranoid, and have nothing to hide, Im happily using google.
I use google also,I just clear cookies afterwards...... (I always do)
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Old 29-12-2020, 11:57   #7
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I use google also,I just clear cookies afterwards...... (I always do)
You do realise that they still store your search history on their servers, don't you?
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I use google also,I just clear cookies afterwards...... (I always do)
I was expecting you to say AOL or Netscape.
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DuckDuckGo suddenly suffered from a case of the googles, so I dropped it.
What do you mean by this?

I've been using DuckDuckGo for quite a few years now, after finding it was the default search engine on some RaspberyPi's we got at work.
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Re: Search engine ?

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What do you mean by this?
Results started appearing at the top of each search that were obviously sponsored. I often had to move to page 2 for relevant sites.
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Old 31-12-2020, 20:27   #11
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Results started appearing at the top of each search that were obviously sponsored. I often had to move to page 2 for relevant sites.
Can't say I have that problem at all .could it be the way it is set up?
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I was expecting you to say AOL or Netscape.
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