I like DuckDuckGo, but sometimes when I can’t find what I’m looking for, I just have to use Google. It’s not that big of a deal to me if they occasionally see what I’m searching for. That search is one data point in billions.
Be aware that search engines are just one way you’re tracked online. Switching your search tool won’t keep you completely safe, especially from companies like Google.
I’ve been testing a lot od search engines… and I’m still using Google.
I definitely prefer reliable results over “safety and privacy”… which actually is something that doesn’t exist anymore.
People using “safe searching” the same time use Google email or Microsoft account and for sure smartphones.
It really doesn’t matter who watches your Internet activities…
I use a suite of apps (VPN, AntiVirus, Browser) that seem to work pretty good. I thought.
Then one day I went looking for the dimensions for a 1 1/2" 316 Stainless Steel Weld-o-Let and what did I see, right next to the USCCA adds? Links for 316SS pipe fittings. So someone knows I visited a stainless steel fittings manufacture and someone knows I visit USCCA…
I just saw a report that Duck Duck Go has started doing some of the same thing that google is doing. And that is not giving out real info on some searches.