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Or you can use duckduckgo that uses bings search index while protecting your privacy
I've been using DDG exclusively for years now and every now and then I feel it doesn't give me what I seek and I try Google and it doesn't find shit either.
People always say that Google results are still superior but I believe that's only the case as long as you're in the bubble they create based on your profile and you're looking for your interests and like-minded opinions.
Google search was amazing for a while in the mid 2010s but they're losing the SEO arms race now
Aren't all search engines kinda shit compared to 10 years ago?
I think it's because malicious actors have gotten more sophisticated at influencing the search results and also Google stopped giving a shit. If there's something out there that can give me 2010 Google level results, hook me up.
But I have been feeling like search engines are going extinct for a while. When the majority of content on the internet was real, search engines were useful. Now that the majority of content is fake and/or monetized, it becomes increasingly difficult for search engines to return helpful results. No matter how well optimized the algorithm, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack.
I think people say Google results are superior due to inertia. Google was really good at some point, many years ago. These days it's laughably bad.
I found that Google is head and shoulders above DDG when it comes for my work searches. Technical stuff - like code errors, Oracle syntax, technical references, etc. I used DDG for a couple of months and had to switch back to Google because I literally wasn't finding the results that I knew existed.
Waaaat?! That's the first time I ever heard that. Usually people (including me) have the exact opposite experience. It's insanely good for technical stuff.
And it’s far less cluttered. I use it because it gives me the same or better results than Google and it’s UI is waaay cleaner and reflects my dark style preference without having to reload it even once.
DuckDuckGo has been harming people's privacy for years now. Ironically in part because it allows Microsoft's ad network through due to their partnership. Luckily there are many other alternatives out there.
Sharing is caring friend; offer some names so that we may benefit from your research.
Apologies, here's some. Also plenty listed on https://alternativeto.net/software/google-search/
Startpage
SearX
Ecosia
Qwant sends data to Bing ads, and didn't tell its users about it for five years.
Yandex is a Russian company with strong government links that I wouldn't trust in any way.
Didn't realize. Removing those.
Ecosia, I've been using it a while now and they plant trees with there profit, I have personally covered the cost of planting 75 trees over the last couple years just be using it instead of Google. They have planted over 175mil trees and they are transparent with there finances.
I'm curious about this... I'm having a hard time finding good info on this...
Linked some below
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/660302
That comment doesn't even talk about it It only mentions a bunch of alternatives without anything else.
/edit: I guess you thought they meant alternatives. Pretty sure they meant the privacy issue you claimed as fact.
At least that's what I was interested in.
Yep...I'm interested in the specifics of the privacy issues.