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Do you think DuckDuckGo is a good choice for people who are concerned about their privacy?
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this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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I use it everywhere but the search results are... variable. However it's plenty good enough for most situations.
I still switch back to Google if I'm not finding what I want (using DDG's
!gkeyword, which is pretty helpful - just add that anywhere in a search and it'll send you to Google), but at least I'm only doing that when I'm aware of it.Use
!sfor startpage! It's essentially a Google proxy with more privacy.TIL, thanks!
I haven’t had this issue for a long time now, I’ve maybe done a Google search once in the last year and the results from it weren’t any better than those from DDG, plus the amount of excess shit on a Google SERP makes them utterly useless you are looking for the exact thing they’ve built a page for.