DuckDuckGo?

[wdfifteen]

I use it. It’s free. They claim they don’t share your browsing history. But they run ads touting their product, so they must be selling something. If it’s ads it’s pretty subtle, because I don’t notice them. What’s their angle?

[Nick Triesch]

using it right now. i like it

[Tishabet]

They make their money the same way as every other search engine you've ever heard of: ads.
https://help.duckduckgo.com/company/advertising-and-affiliates/?redir=1

[LakeCleElum]

Dunno - But using Duck Duck along with my Brave Browser has cut way back on my malware issues..

[nvr2mny]

We use it too and have switched over to proton mail and eliminated Gmail altogether.

[Arizona_928]

Use tor and tails.

[john70t]

My DDG results have been exactly like Bing results.
Word for word exactly.

IMO basically they act as a proxy and keep all the user data for themselves.
(btw....Where did the front page disclaimer"We don't track you" go?)

Bing is incredibly awful and staggeringly stupid at times, but still better than most of the other indys I've tried.

[Baz]

I never heard of it but just switched it for my search engine. Very easy and so far I like it! Thanks, Patrick!

[island911]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

They make their money the same way as every other search engine you've ever heard of: ads.
https://help.duckduckgo.com/company/advertising-and-affiliates/?redir=1

yep.

You can turn off a lot of ad's, and they still are less pushy than booble.

Depending on settings you will have your "speed-dial" favorites suddenly having a travel site saved, for example, after searching Tahiti overwater bungalows.

[JackDidley]

I use it from time to time but google seems to work better for some things. Tried bing in the past and hated it. I normally use linux and have never gotten a virus so that is no concern.

[wdfifteen]

I just tried it. Typed in "Camera monopod." Sure enough, ads that are so non-intrusive they don't look like ads popped up. I've never noticed them before.

[Chocaholic]

And they don’t seem to filter search results with the same bias that Google does.

[DonDavis]

I use it on my home Mac and my mobile.

Like.

[Seahawk]

I use FireFox with DDG as my search function, have for years based on a friend's recommendation.

My personal email is now Zoho.

All on MacBook Pro.

I am frankly not computer literate enough to know how effective those measures are, I just follow that advice and the advice of others here that know their stuff.

[pitargue]

Originally Posted by nvr2mny

We use it too and have switched over to proton mail and eliminated Gmail altogether.

Rumble or equiv for youtube, and you're free. Although the content on Rumble is lacking, that will change as people discover alternatives.

[GH85Carrera]

I use Duck Duck go as my search engine with Firefox as as my browser. I like it, but if I am doing a difficult search I will use Google to get more results. That is rare however.

I use our own domain so my email matches our web page. I still have several functioning email addresses with my cable provider. They just forward it all to my company email. I am instantly skeptical when a business contacts me and they have a Hotmail or Yahoo or AOL email as the provider. Since I am the owner of the company I use my email for business and personal email. It has a good anti-spam feature, and I use Outlook to sort my email.

[sugarwood]

DuckDuckGo makes money in two simple ways: Advertising and Affiliate Marketing. Advertising is shown based on the keywords typed into the search box. Affiliate revenues come from Amazon and eBay affiliate programs. When users buy after getting on those sites through DuckDuckGo the company collects a small commission.

[porsche tech]

Switched a good while back when google started getting wacky.

[RANDY P]

Duckduckgo sux for finding car info. Have to use Google for that.

You all need a good ad blocker. AdGuard is your friend.

PS quit using gmail. That's a spam portal.

rjp

[Skillet83]

I started using the Dissenter Browser based on Brave. Been using it about 5 months now. Ad and tracker blocking built in, if selecting a private browser, have the option for TOR. Easy to download and to import bookmarks.