Been a duckie for years now but I find myself going back to google for things like maps and shopping (that nearby search is a godsend) have you found any privacy mindfull alternatives?
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Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
I’ve been using DuckDuckGo for years now and recommend it all the time.
I get decent, reliable results so haven’t shopped around.
EpicFailGuy@kbin.social 1 year ago
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Unfortunately not. If anyone knows of something I’d be keen.
Fireplant@lemmy.world 1 year ago
On Android you can install Organic Maps, but the downside is that it’s 100% offline so you’ll need to download the maps for each area you want to have a map of (which, takes storage)
OsmAnd+ seems to be a good alternative recommended often, but I just haven’t used it.
On PC, OpenStreetMaps is your friend
Fireplant@lemmy.world 1 year ago
On Android you can install Organic Maps, but the downside is that it’s 100% offline so you’ll need to download the maps for each area you want to have a map of (which, takes storage)
OsmAnd+ seems to be a good alternative recommended often, but I just haven’t used it.
On PC, OpenStreetMaps is your friend
Skyline@lemmy.cafe 1 year ago
Do you find DDG to be slower than Bing or Google? A few years ago I thought there was a noticeable delay with DDG, but not with Google.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Not really, they’re both nice and snappy.
ggaaap@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This. Clean, reliable and functional. Although I’ve never wrapped my head around how they make their $$
al4s@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They place ads in the search results.
If you disable your ad blocker, the first search result will almost always an Amazon ad. I test searched for “Headphones” and it also shows a row of JBL headphones at the top ala google shopping, which is an ad as well.
Really, they make their money the same way as google, they just don’t track your searches and site visits.