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FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It seems like a good alternative so some of the most popular engines. I think I’ll stick with Ecosia, since on top of being EU based, they also make the world a better place.

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helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Your search query, IP address and iirc fingerprint gets shown to Bing everytime you make a search, so it’s not private at all

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- myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I don’t see them claiming it is
  
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  - YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It is still a good reason not to use Ecosia, however.
    
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  - helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Your IP address and search terms are automatically shared with our search partners, Microsoft Bing or Google, when you search.
    
    www.ecosia.org/privacy
    
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    myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sorry, I left this ambiguous. My intended context was that the person you were replying to didn’t mention Ecosia’s privacy.
    
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- FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  But doesn’t Leta use Bing as it’s backend also?
  
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  - hasnep@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No, it uses Google and Brave search.
    
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