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Why are people so against DDG here? Just wondering because I use it and think it’s fine
US-based meaning 3 letter agencies can get your data without a court order and that you aren't protected by the GDPR if you don't live in the EU
Anything US based should be avoided.
General good practice
They track their users, even though not tracking users is supposed to be their thing.
DDG is basically Bing
I’m not sure this is really a solvable problem but at the end of the day, DuckDuckGo is a for profit corporation. Privacy is more of a marketing angle than something they actually care about. Last year they allowed Microsoft to track mobile users of their “privacy focused” browser which is obviously against their stated purpose for existing. They backtracked after facing backlash but it’s done lasting damage to their reputation. They also got caught by a security researcher, they weren’t at all upfront about it. I think that’s enough to shatter any hope that they are genuine or trustworthy.
I'm wondering the same. ddg has been great for me.
US is a big red flag
Because it's just a proxy for Bing, with all the pitfalls of that.
I'm here because I'm trying to figure out why dog is giving me curated location based results instead of the actual results, even though I have my region set to all regions.
So I'm not recommending them because their product has gotten worse.e
I think they got bought out by Microsoft or something, so naturally people are weary of it now.
They use bing results but they most certainly weren't bought by Microsoft. They have a deal with Microsoft to use their results without tracking. At least to my knowledge. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
They had been contractually obligated to allow certain MS ad cookies/trackers as part of a big money deal, but I believe they were able to get those requirements removed and it's actually zero trackers now.
Oh right, thanks I wasn't sure I just knew they made some deal with Microsoft