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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by mda on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @07:36AM (#15292585)
Ahh. the uncomfortable truth that DDG is just a meta search engine with a few shortcuts.
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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by FabHK on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @10:45AM (#15294294)
"just"?

It's an alternative to datenkrake Google that does not track you and adds some neat features (bangs, keyboard navigation, etc.)

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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by mda on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @11:14AM (#15294630)
But it is not an actual search engine. We do not know the details of their agreements with the actual search engines they depend on.
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Re:DuckDuckGo vs Google by senatorobama on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:43AM (#15293602)
Wow. It is a hustler company.
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