I recently made the switch from Google to DuckDuckGo for my search engine needs on account of all the data collection that has been going on lately and i thought i would give my opinions and point out some pro's and cons from my experiences so far.
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Pro's of using DuckDuckGo
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Grading websites according to their use of encryption, trackers and general privacy practises.
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They do not target users with tailored ads based on data obtained from trackers.
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An extension can be added on chrome to allow easy evaluation of a website by displaying a grade from A-D (Facebook and Google have a D whereas DuckDuckGo have an A grade)
Cons of using DuckDuckGo
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Not as versatile as Google, e.g. looking up the definition of a word pops up after a search in Google but DuckDuckGo just provides links.
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DuckDuckGo are not as well known as Google though they have a good reputation.
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Pro's of using Google
- They have new and interesting art on the homepage, todays one honours Fanny Blankers-Koen who was a multiple time olympic gold medalist (see below).
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- Familiarity makes it easy to use for the most part.
Cons of using Google
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Google are known to use trackers that allow the collection of data such as a users online activity then sell this data without the users knowledge and being spied on is one of my pet peevs.
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Too large and pervasive for my liking.
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