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comment by asteroidblues
asteroidblues  ·  3067 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: DuckDuckGo partners with Yahoo

I started using ddg but was quickly hated using it because of how much of a convenience google offers in terms of services. they got it locked down im afriad :/





mk  ·  3067 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I keep giving DDG a go every couple of years. Haven't converted yet as much as I'd like to.

byonic  ·  3067 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I found myself using the `!g` shortcut often enough after I switched that it didn't feel like I was getting enough of the privacy benefits to bother sticking with DDG.

As concerned as I am of Google's knowledge of me, I have to admit that they're good at showing me what I want to see.

user-inactivated  ·  3066 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I figure I don't lose much if I keep ddg as my default since adding !g is so quick.. Even if they only turn up the results that I want 30% of the time, that's 30% of my search traffic that Google doesn't get to see.

user-inactivated  ·  3066 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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