[PSA] DuckDuckGo was founded by a Jew that openly gathered personal information before (technology)

submitted ago by kmccormick

I am seeing a lot of links here in voat about the increment in usage of "privacy oriented" browser ddg. It has not yet be proven that DDG violates your privacy, but it is highly probable given the previous history of its founder. It is openly known (even wikipeda has info about it)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_Database

Alternatives? I am using searx, it is an aggregator, you can choose which engines to use, it is opensource and there is many instances so you can use which ever you want, and even host your own. https://searx.me https://searx.me/about

Edit: Thanks @sbt2160p for this link: https://8ch.net/tech/ddg.html

Edit2: You can make voat a source (preferences > engines > social media > voat) and search directly in voat with !vo (Example https://searx.me/?q=%21vo%20duckduckgo)

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J_Darnley ago

I support people using anything to get them out of Google's clutches. Just because you think DuckDuckGo isn't perfect doesn't mean it isn't a vast improvement.

TheDaoReveals ago

DDG doesn't seem to directly say that it doesn't use Google, only that they use "over 400 sources", mostly for featured content. The search manipulation is thus only one step removed.

NoRoyalty ago

They DO use goggle results without filtering. But your ISP may be blocking sites if you use DDG's USA servers.

ChelleLe0 ago

Is there a way to bypass that?

NoRoyalty ago

If your ISP doesn't know you're trying to reach a certain site they can't block you. The idea is to hide your IP. You do that with a VPN (virtual private network).They cost a small amount $5 and up per mo.