Out of the loop, what’s the sketchy shit going on with 🦆🦆 go?
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Pooptimist@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I just made the switch from duck duck go, because I read there was some sketchy shit going on as well… Can someone recommend me an alternative for both of them?
Gork@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Zerfallen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m trying out Kagi atm, but it’s not free. The alternative is basically “pick your poison”. I think any “free” service will inevitably end up in the same sketchy shit all companies large enough are drawn into.
Still not sure where I land at the end of the trial; the cost is really pushing the limit of what I could justify paying for online search.
BossDj@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I just started the trial the other day and set it as my default browser. So far, I feel like the results are better than DDG and it feels cleaner/better organized. It has cool customizations that I’ll probably never touch.
It’s honestly gonna hurt to go back. But not as much as the pricetag. Maybe it should be lumped into a suite of some sort.
Maestro@kbin.social 8 months ago
Kagi.com?
NotAPenguin@kbin.social 8 months ago
I believe the DDG "concerns" were overblown.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/duckduckgo-microsoft-tracking-scripts/
https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy/no-tracking/