@sorenstoutner Sir, I see You are Developer of Privacy Browser. First of All, I would like to Thank You. Its the browser I’ve always wanted to use and I liked it a lot. But I have a issue on Default Search Engine. I know its almost the best I’ve ever seen. But Recently Large Stake of StartPage is a…

If you haven’t already, you might have a look at this https://www.stoutner.com/requirements-for-a-search-engine-to-be-included/ and this: https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser-will-never-monetize-the-default-search-engine/

I see that the reputation of my own links precedes me. :smirk: If you are interested in a third-party take, you should take a look at what PrivacyTools has to say about it. [image] Privacy Guides: The Expert's Guide to Online Privacy in 2023 Protect your digital footprint with the exp…

[image] sorenstoutner: If you are interested in a third-party take, you should take a look at what PrivacyTools has to say Privacy tools is not reliable, nor timely, IMO. Beyond using microsoft’s dis-service, github, they have 64 open Issues tagged Research Required. Some are two years old. …

[image] anon46495926: Beyond using microsoft’s dis-service, github That doesn’t mean that Every Software using Github is bad and not secure. [image] anon46495926: they have 64 open Issues tagged Research Required. Some are two years old. They want to research on it and work on what’s …

I won’t argue with you on any of those points. The reason why I referenced PrivacyTools is that most people who have raised concerns with me regarding System1 and Startpage became aware of the issue based on PrivacyTools temporarily delisting them. But they often are not aware that PrivacyTools re…

Regarding DuckDuckGo, I also recently learned that the DuckDuckGo Android app has been tracking every website you visit. Not just every search, but every website visited from any source. They did this by loading the favorite icon from DuckDuckGo instead of the website you visited. …

@ben224 , That doesn’t mean that Every Software using Github is bad and not secure. It does mean the software is subject to microsoft’s whims, and whatever they decide to do with the dis-service. If you put all your eggs in the microsoft basket, your development is not secure… And the judgement o…

Baidu? You have concerns that System1 has partial ownership of Startpage, but you are OK recommending a search engine controlled by the Chinese government with a long track record of invading user privacy ? Can you point to an instance of Seeks or YaCy that works well?

[image] sorenstoutner: Baidu Sorry, fabulous dis-course saw fit to invisibilize my joke notation. This topic reminded me there are other options besides big box search sites, and they had fallen off my todo list…

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As you will notice from the second link I posted above, I am quite critical of Startpage. However, they are better than DuckDuckGo in the following two ways: Their search, particularly their image search, works well with JavaScript disabled, whereas DuckDuckGo’s image search with JavaScript disabled is difficult to use. This is such a critical issue that it is hard to overstate. Even if you are dealing with a distrusted entity, they are very limited in the ways they can compromise your pri…

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