• Helix 🧬
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    2 years ago

    This is about the DuckDuckGo browser and not the DuckDuckGo website. That should be reflected in the title as the original title is intentionally misleading people for clicks.

  • @Whom@lemmy.ml
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    62 years ago

    I’m not super concerned as a user of the search engine and not the browser. When I see stuff like this it certainly gets me paying a bit more attention, but I think DDG is still fine and I don’t mind using it while it continues to have the best experience for privacy-conscious search engines. This appears to be a legitimate issue with the browser, but nearly every bad headline I’ve seen about the search engine has turned out to be complete bs.

    If this is enough to shake your trust in anything they touch, fair enough, but I’m not there yet.

  • @angarabebesi@lemmy.ml
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    22 years ago

    I am really disturbed by what Duckduckgo has been doing lately. That being said, they are better than Google.

    • Helix 🧬
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      12 years ago

      how are you sure about that? Both are closed source companies operating without proper oversight.

      • @angarabebesi@lemmy.ml
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        22 years ago

        The problem with Google is that it integrates with many different services. Google doesn’t just know what you searched online. It can also link your search history with your payments, the videos you watched or your gps location. It aggregates everything about you in one place.

        Duckduckgo can’t do that. Fragmentation of services is great.

        • Helix 🧬
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          12 years ago

          That’s a pretty good argument! While some of the companies have some of your data, none of the companies can have all of your data.