A couple of weeks ago I was doing a Google search for bathroom accessories. The next day I started getting sidebar ads for the items on my Facebook page, and Amazon sent me emails about soap dishes and waste cans. I thought that was really creepy! I mentioned my annoyance to Son Donald, who told me he'd switched search engines and now used one called DuckDuckGo. He recommended I try it.
I'd never heard of Duck Duck Go before, but I did a little research. I found out it's been around since 2008. Their tagline is The search engine that doesn't track you. According to the company's privacy policy, it doesn't collect or share personally identifiable information of its users. I liked that idea, so I gave it a trial run and after a few days I made a permanent switch.
The only disadvantages to the new search engine I've found so far are minor. Duck Duck Go's images aren't as robust as Google's, and their maps aren't quite as easy to use. Those two things are a small price to pay for freedom from tracking.
Five years ago today: Non-Corporate
thanks for this info. I know that creepy tracking feeling.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it the WORST?!?
DeleteInteresting. Will give this a try. I am sick of all this tracking and adverts every frickin' place. Thanks for this post.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Hope it works for you.
DeleteI hope so too. Thanks, again.
DeleteI've never heard of Duck Duck Go. Sounds like it is worth checking out!
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think.
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