/ot/ - Big search engines like Google track your activity and sell your data for ads — which is why a lot of us don’t search freely anymore. I’ll share a few alternatives I’ve found, and would love to hear what others are using too!DuckDuckGo: Best for untrac

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Privacy Search Engines Anonymous 09/08/25 (Mon) 20:02:11 No.29207

Big search engines like Google track your activity and sell your data for ads — which is why a lot of us don’t search freely anymore. I’ll share a few alternatives I’ve found, and would love to hear what others are using too!

DuckDuckGo: Best for untracked searching
Startpage: Best for unprofiled browsing
MyAllSearch: Clean interface and an emphasis on user privacy.
Qwant: GDPR-protected searching
Startpage: Combines the top results of multiple engines, primarily Gigablast and Yandex.

Anonymous 09/08/25 (Mon) 22:12:09 No.29208

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Oh no, Soros is gonna know I fap to mecha girls with tentacles, also
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Anonymous 09/09/25 (Tue) 00:11:32 No.29209

>>29207
I don't like google because of the toaster-sharted "people also ask" search suggestions that remind me of interacting with esl normies on Discord

You don't like google because you've gaslit yourself into thinking that there's some way forward to privacy.

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Anonymous 09/10/25 (Wed) 16:49:50 No.29214

Some others you're missing:
Mullvad Browser- firefox with secure defaults, operated by Mullvad team.
KeepassXC- password manager, can sync database between devices with something like Syncthing.
Tutanota- mail service out of Switzerland, supports encryption and auto-deletes accounts after a period of inactivity

Anonymous 09/10/25 (Wed) 18:06:44 No.29215

>>29207
Why are you spamming this on all imageboards

Anonymous 09/12/25 (Fri) 12:47:06 No.29232

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I’ve reviewed a few of the options listed, and the results are largely the same across the board. What I find frustrating, though, is the constant appearance of 'AI Suggestions.' I’d prefer to do my own searching without having snippets pushed at me. I get that this is the direction things are heading, but seriously—if I want an AI-generated summary, I’ll ask for one.
I can't be the only one fed up with that!!!

Anonymous 09/12/25 (Fri) 13:16:13 No.29233

>>29232
i feel you

Anonymous 09/15/25 (Mon) 05:43:56 No.29247

make your own