Posted on 11/22/2020 6:41:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind
If you think you are avoiding the intrusive practices of Google by using alternative search site DuckDuckGo, a new report finds that the alternative site may still be handing your user data over to Google, anyway.
According to a report on One America News, DuckDuckGo is not much of a safe alternative for Internet users.
OAN spoke to Rich Granville, CEO of search engine site Yippy.com , and Granville pointed out that contrary to what DuckDuckGo claims, its code source contains customer tracking devices called “cookies.” A cookie is a line of code that allows the website to track its visitors. Cookies are used by Google to target users for specific ads. If a user has visited a lot of sports sites, Google will see that and tailor ads that might appeal to a sports fan. If that user has bought a lot of books online, the ads may pop up for books sellers. And on and on. “Internet search is the most informative and the most influencing media there is in the world,” Granville told OAN this week. “Google controls just about 90 percent of all searches.” “DuckDuckGo talks about their privacy, right, saying that they’re a private search engine,” Granville explained, “and if anybody had 6th grade developer tools, they can go into DuckDuckGo and they will see tracking cookies” in the site’s source code. DuckDuckGo, however, claims it does not track its users. This seems suspect to Granville who wonders just who is getting all the data from the tracking cookies in DuckDuckGo’s website. “What I can tell is they have targeted advertising, and they have two cookies on their site — somebody is tracking you,” Granville noted. “DuckDuckGo may not be tracking you on their servers — which I find hard to believe — but, certainly they are handing that information off to the two other cookies. And who knows what those other companies are doing — which I suspect is Google — and who Google is selling that information to on down the line.” DuckDuckGo handles 40 million searches a day all while telling users that their data is private, that they are not being tracked, and their data is not being sold. Before OAN’s report went live, DuckDuckGo had two weeks to respond to questions about the cookies in its source code but the search site never responded. Granville’s search engine, Yippy.com, is one of the only search engine sites on the web that absolutely does not track users and does not sell user data. Sarah Corriher also recently looked into DuckDuckGo’s recent background and actions and found that DuckDuckGo donates heavily to far left wing causes and takes money from anti-American billionaire George Soros.
DuckDuckGo, though, claims it is a “private” search engine and that it never tracks users. However, according to Granville, a look at the search site’s source code shows that DuckDuckGo does include several cookies.
so how is yippe financed?
I have been using StartPage. Does anyone have any information on whether or not they are capturing or sharing user information?
Google buys any start up that tries to compete with it. That’s why I laughed at all the “principled conservatives” who told us, early on, to “start your own Google/Facebook”, etc. when we say the growing threat. I’m talking to you Mike Lee, your vaccine damaged whacko.
found that DuckDuckGo donates heavily to far left wing causes and takes money from anti-American billionaire George Soros.
Suspect? Prove it. Otherwise this is just about as useful as an anoymouse source.
Cookies are used for many things, not just tracking users. DuckDuckGo has settings and cookies are used to keep track of settings.
Note, I do not sign-in to DuckDuckGo. I use a VPN to mask my location and source IP address. They do not know who I am. Hell, I don't even see ads because they are all blocked.
Bkmk
Zero proof they hand anything to google. What a bs hit job by some dude with a giant conflict of interest.
Utter. Crap.
They don’t share it, but the results are from Google. The ads are from Google, but they are blinded.
The ominous goggle is so intertwined with everything. Do a search and watch the lower right side of the screen (at least on mine) and watch the process. You’ll see goggle show up as it runs through the search a lot. I NEVER use ‘ie’ for anything and yet when I do my daily clean up, invariably there is something in the ‘ie’ history.
Startpage was bought by an advertising company about a year ago. I don’t know how compromised they have become because of that but I no longer use startpage.
I have been using DuckDuckGo for some time. The fact that evil google takes 3rd party cookies and exploits them is no surprise and of concern, but that is google being evil, as always.
I have also been using Qwant lately it seems ok. You might try that.
I love Startpage.
They are based in the Netherlands and admit they use google somewhat, but I don’t know about tracking.
I have come to the realization that NOTHING escapes the giant high tech people, but I try to minimize their intrusion.
https://backend.otcmarkets.com/otcapi/company/financial-report/241311/content
Thx. I’ve been using ddg for awhile now.
Time to change.
I just tried Qwant, they use google analytics and their search engine is horrible. It doesn’t find anything at all!
I traded google for duckduckgo several years ago. I also routinely have my iPad configured to block all cookies, so nothing intrusive or mine-able is ever stored or shared. I turn cookies on only when I’m visiting my usual banking or utility payment sites, or if I’m making a purchase. And I check the stored cookies once a week and delete any that shouldn’t be there.
” Granville noted. “DuckDuckGo may not be tracking you on their servers — which I find hard to believe“
I wouldn’t expect a CEO of one of their competitors to believe otherwise.
And it seems that Mr. Granville is a Q fan. Oh, dear.
This competitor went to the Hillary Clinton University of Lawyer-speak.
> What a bs hit job by some dude with a giant conflict of interest. <
Good point. This Yippy guy is in direct competition with Google and DuckDuckGo. So anything he says about them is essentially worthless.
It’s kinda like a Ford executive talking about how bad Toyotas are.
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