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Anyone using Duck Duck Go instead of Google as a search engine? If so what are your thoughts?
I have set DDG as my default in Firefox for a trial period to see how it goes. First impressions are that it not as powerful as Google but what is ? The big deal is it is suppose to encrypt and not track like Google. I have noticed a lot of ambush advertising when using Google as a default search engine. Ads keep popping up that coincidentally relate to recent searches and my personal situation. They are often age related and often location related and will have the content from a recent search. e.g if I go to the Century Batteries website and look for pricing on a car battery I will get ads from a multitude of retailers wanting to sell me a car battery. This info can only have come from Google searches. If I happen to type in that I want a battery to suit a Toyota Rav4 I will get ads for Toyota Rav 4 popping up in various applications.
I thought DDG might stop this invasion of privacy. Anyone tried DDG?
I have set DDG as my default in Firefox for a trial period to see how it goes. First impressions are that it not as powerful as Google but what is ? The big deal is it is suppose to encrypt and not track like Google. I have noticed a lot of ambush advertising when using Google as a default search engine. Ads keep popping up that coincidentally relate to recent searches and my personal situation. They are often age related and often location related and will have the content from a recent search. e.g if I go to the Century Batteries website and look for pricing on a car battery I will get ads from a multitude of retailers wanting to sell me a car battery. This info can only have come from Google searches. If I happen to type in that I want a battery to suit a Toyota Rav4 I will get ads for Toyota Rav 4 popping up in various applications.
I thought DDG might stop this invasion of privacy. Anyone tried DDG?