I started using DuckDuckGo because, out of all the other search engines out there, it's the only one I've found whose entire mission statement centers around _not_ collecting information on every goddamn thing you do. Yes it's probably still being tapped at the fibre optic cable level so it doesn't really matter, that's not the point. The point is to vote with your dollar, or in this case your page view, far more influential these days than one thinks.
I don't use DuckDuckGo because it preserves my privacy.
Well, that's fine, but I keep pointing out I'm less concerned with whether Google knows I might want to buy Depends than that the NSA might be able to spy on political opponents to whoever holds their ear. "Make sure you fill out the warrant form, agent #4821 out of 17436." isn't much protection for a G. Gordon Liddy type.
I didn't start using DuckDuckGo for privacy (Score:5, Insightful)
I started using DuckDuckGo because, out of all the other search engines out there, it's the only one I've found whose entire mission statement centers around _not_ collecting information on every goddamn thing you do. Yes it's probably still being tapped at the fibre optic cable level so it doesn't really matter, that's not the point. The point is to vote with your dollar, or in this case your page view, far more influential these days than one thinks.
I don't use DuckDuckGo because it preserves my privacy.
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Well, that's fine, but I keep pointing out I'm less concerned with whether Google knows I might want to buy Depends than that the NSA might be able to spy on political opponents to whoever holds their ear. "Make sure you fill out the warrant form, agent #4821 out of 17436." isn't much protection for a G. Gordon Liddy type.
Re:I didn't start using DuckDuckGo for privacy (Score:2)
Obviously. The scary form is 27B/6 [youtube.com].