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DarkSithPro (banned)
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Is duckduckgo really private?

»duckduckgo.com/about

Have any of you tried this search engine? It says they do not keeps data on searches. They've gotten some good reviews, yet no one knows about them?

dib22
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You might also check out »www.startpage.com

CovMac
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I've been using DuckDuckGo on both PCs ever since Scroogle went dark. No issues AFAICT, and search results are quick and accurate.

DownTheShore
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I just checked my Pale Moon search engine drop down menu out of curiosity (I have it set on Google) and Startpage and Duckduckgo are both available there as options - nice!

dandelion
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Ixquick is another good one.

»www.ixquick.com/

aussiedog
join:2007-01-10
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StartPage is related to Ixquick but only StartPage supports SSL (HTTPS) search.

»www.startpage.com/eng/ab ··· artpage/

»www.ixquick.com/eng/abou ··· ixquick/
HarryH3
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said by aussiedog:

StartPage is related to Ixquick but only StartPage supports SSL (HTTPS) search.

»www.startpage.com/eng/ab ··· artpage/

»www.ixquick.com/eng/abou ··· ixquick/

Ixquick does HTTPS, but provides results using multiple search engines. StartPage is a version of Ixquick that anonymously requests Google-only search results on your behalf.

Bill_MI
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Started using it when its seriousness elevated with this blog post in 2011:

»blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1884

Not that Linux Mint carries a lot of weight with the general public.

I had gotten really tired trying to figure out how to make Google stop guessing what you want and take search terms literally.

HA Nut
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I have tried DuckDuckGo on my smart phone. I'm used to Google results and DDG was often fairly different. And for me, that meant worse (less what I was looking for / less meaningful to me.) So I stayed with Startpage...

jaykaykay
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Once I found Startpage, I no longer use duckduckgo.

MiNdErAsR
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said by dib22:

You might also check out »www.startpage.com

What's the difference between Startpage SSL and Startpage HTTPS?

HA Nut
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If you are refering to the startpage.com website, AFAIK, no difference. HTTPS and SSL are the same. »startpage.com/eng/about- ··· ssl.html

If you are referring to the Firefox search engines, Startpage HTTPS is by ixquick, the owner of Startpage. Startpage SSL is by someone else. I believe that Startpage SSL search engine is the older Firefox search engine (not sure why ixquick wasn't first...)
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said by Bill_MI:

I had gotten really tired trying to figure out how to make Google stop guessing what you want and take search terms literally.

That's my experience too. They should provide an option to switch between their guessing and taking exactly what I asked (without any substitutions or assumptions).

MiNdErAsR
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I was indeed speaking of the Firefox search engines. Thank you for the clarification.
OZO
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One of the reasons (besides privacy concerns) why I use StartPage is - it allows customization in its URI request. For example, I need 100 results per page, exact phrase, no filtering, etc. Then I may create custom URI that could be used in different browsers. Here is configuration line that I use for setting it as default search engine in Iron:
https://startpage.com/do/search?query=%22%s%22&prfh=lang_homepageEEEeng/advanced-search.htmlN1NsslEEE1N1Nfont_sizeEEEmediumN1Nrecent_results_filterEEE2N1Nlanguage_uiEEEenglishN1Ndisable_open_in_new_windowEEE1N1Ndisable_family_filterEEE1N1Nnum_of_resultsEEE100N1Ndisable_video_family_filterEEE1N1N
 
And here is what you'll get with this query: qwerty.

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said by dib22:

You might also check out »www.startpage.com

First place I go setting up a new browser (after NoScript, RequestPolicy, and Web-of-Trust).

Quick setup in Firefox: about:config / keyword.URL:
https://startpage.com/do/search?language=english&cat=web&query=