Fun on the Web Dec 17, 2012 Duckduckgo

Tired of being tracked? Ready to move on from Google?

"When you search Google, and click on a link, your search term is usually sent to that site, along with your browser & computer info, which can often uniquely identify you. That's creepy, but who cares about some random site?"

"Those sites usually have third-party ads, and those third-parties build profiles about you, and that's why those ads follow you everywhere. That's creepy too, but who cares about some herpes ads?"

"Your profile can also be sold, and potentially show up in unwanted places, like higher prices and getting insurance."

"Remember your searches? Google also saves them. Your saved searches can be legally requested, and then come back to bite you (happens). "

"Or a bad Google employee could go snooping (happens). "

"Or Google could get hacked (happens)."

Use DuckDuckGo instead. They "don't send your searches to other sites. Or store any personal information at all. So don't get tracked when searching. . . "

"DuckDuckGo is a general purpose search engine that is intended to be your starting place when searching the Internet. Use it to get way more instant answers, way less spam and real privacy, which we believe adds up to a much better overall search experience."
http://duckduckgo.com/

and if that is not enough they have goodies like a Refdesk page too
https://duckduckgo.com/goodies/

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