Hopefully this is the appropriate forum, but have any of you used and tried a search engine called Startpage? I just learned about it from my Vivaldi browser update that recommends setting and using it as the default search engine vs Google, Bing, Duckduckgo etc. I did a little digging and it sounds pretty good so thought I'd share a little info on what I found:
Startpage is considered a very secure search engine when it comes to user privacy, as it claims to not track user search history or collect personal information, essentially providing Google search results while anonymizing your queries by removing your IP address from requests sent to Google.
Startpage is privacy-focused and doesn't store your internet activity. Startpage doesn't record your IP address and browsing history on other search engines like Google or DuckDuckGo. Every search query on Startpage is encrypted using HTTPS.
According to most privacy experts, Startpage is generally considered more secure than DuckDuckGo because it does not collect any personal information about users, including their IP address, while DuckDuckGo may collect some limited data, making Startpage the more privacy-focused option.
Startpage is regarded as the world's first and most private search engine on the planet. It was founded in the Netherlands in 2006 and since then has provided high-quality search results without collecting any personal information since then. Startpage has been trusted for over 15 years and has continuously been profitable since its inception.
Think I'm going to give it it try but just wondered if anyone had experience with it good or bad. I know Google and Bing track everything you do as well as your IP address.
Startpage is considered a very secure search engine when it comes to user privacy, as it claims to not track user search history or collect personal information, essentially providing Google search results while anonymizing your queries by removing your IP address from requests sent to Google.
Startpage is privacy-focused and doesn't store your internet activity. Startpage doesn't record your IP address and browsing history on other search engines like Google or DuckDuckGo. Every search query on Startpage is encrypted using HTTPS.
According to most privacy experts, Startpage is generally considered more secure than DuckDuckGo because it does not collect any personal information about users, including their IP address, while DuckDuckGo may collect some limited data, making Startpage the more privacy-focused option.
Startpage is regarded as the world's first and most private search engine on the planet. It was founded in the Netherlands in 2006 and since then has provided high-quality search results without collecting any personal information since then. Startpage has been trusted for over 15 years and has continuously been profitable since its inception.
Think I'm going to give it it try but just wondered if anyone had experience with it good or bad. I know Google and Bing track everything you do as well as your IP address.
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