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Search engine indexing

Independent indexing vs relying on other companies' APIs

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Jan 17, 2026
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Best search engine for privacy

The single best privacy-focused search engine depends on what "privacy" means for the user: absolute minimal data collection points to independent crawlers like Mojeek, while a blend of convenience an...

Jan 16, 2026
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How do other privacy search engines (DuckDuckGo, Mojeek) technically differ from Startpage in handling third-party search providers?

Startpage acts as a privacy proxy for Google, returning Google-sourced results on behalf of users and emphasizing "unprofiled" search that strips identifying data , while DuckDuckGo primarily sources ...

Jan 31, 2026
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How do browser extensions (uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, etc.) change the best browser+search engine pairings for fingerprint protection in 2025?

like uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger materially shift which browser+search-engine combinations offer the strongest fingerprint resistance by adding or duplicating defenses, but they do not make every...

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