8 Privacy Oriented Alternative Search Engines To Google in 2018

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Google

So, if Google keeps on tracking you, the simple answer would be to stop using Google for searching the web. But what would you use in place of Google? Microsoft’s Bing is no saint either.

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DuckDuckGo

Duckduckgo in October 2020 has been caught red-handed filtering their search results. They are no longer a legitmate search engine ‘platform.’ They are curated selective publisher. This same issue is going to Supreme Court regarding Twitter, Facebook and Google. Duckduckgo are actually worse than Google for its overt censorship. This is the lastest verifiable and verified offense. In the name of political bias, censorship and concerning their history of a solid decade of misusing funds, deceptively to distribute to organizations that include likeminded pro-censorship or disciminatory politics. Another legimitate political news site removed from their results right before election to silence: SOURCE: https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/alert-duck-duck-go-search-engine-removes-link-to-citizen-free-press/

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Qwant

If you thought privacy-oriented search engines generally tend to offer a very casual user experience, you need to rethink after trying out Qwant. This is a very dynamic search engine with trending topics and news stories organized very well. It may not offer a personalized experience (given that it does not track you) – but it does offer a rich user experience.

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StartPage

Startpage is a good initiative as a privacy-oriented search engine alternative to Google. However, it may not be the best one around. The UI is very similar to that of Google’s (while displaying the search results – irrespective of the functionalities offered). It may not be a complete rip-off but it is not very impressive – everyone has got their own taste.

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The search engine wasn’t perfect to find a hidden treasure on the Internet but more for general queries. Privatelee also supported power commands – more like shortcuts – which helps you search for the exact thing in an efficient manner. It would save a lot of your time for pretty simple tasks such as searching for a movie on Netflix. If you were looking for a super fast privacy oriented search engine for common queries, Privatelee would have been a good alternative to Google.

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Swisscows

Swisscows utilizes Bing to deliver the search results as per your query. When you search for something, you would notice a tag cloud on the left sidebar which is useful if you need to know about the related key terms and facts.

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Searx

If you are fond of utilizing Torrent clients to download stuff, this search engine will help you find the magnet links to the exact files when you try searching for a file through searX. When you access the settings (preferences) for searX, you would find a lot of advanced things to tweak from your end.

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Peekier

Peekier is another fascinating privacy oriented search engine. Unlike the previous one, it is not a metasearch engine but has its own algorithm implemented. It may not be the fastest search engine I’ve ever used but it is an interesting take on how search engines can evolve in the near future. When you type in a search query, it not only fetches a list of results but also displays the preview images of the web pages listed. So, you get a “peek” on what you seek. While the search engine does not store your data, the web portals you visit do track you.

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MetaGer

MetaGer is yet another open source metasearch engine. However, unlike others, it takes privacy more seriously and enforces the use of Tor network for anonymous access to search results from a variety of search engines. Some search engines who claim to protect your privacy may share your information to the government (whatever they record) because the server is bound to US legal procedures. However, with MetaGer, the Germany-based server would protect even the anonymous data recorded while using MetaGer.

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