DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Android in the EU

Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by nunobrito on Monday January 13, 2020 @04:14AM (#22032984)

> Which company would accept (and pay for that) given there's no legal requirement for it?

Maybe relevant for a company whose business model is built around the promise of preserving end-user privacy?

> I don't see why

Data storage and network communication occurring inside the European space alone, rather than sending packets from European users to elsewhere unknown. Being fully accountable to European law, with base offices and employees in Europe so they are subject to the same data-protection rules as other locally-based companies.

When looking at other alternatives such as Ecosia, Qwant: they do offer this and yet are seldom presented as a search engine option by Android. Strange.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by raverbashing on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:11AM (#22033220)

> When looking at other alternatives such as Ecosia, Qwant

W.r.t. them I agree, but have they been subject to a 3rd party audit (honest question, I'm not familiar with them)?

I'm not saying we should trust DDG (or any search engine) 100% without proof, but the best way of keeping your privacy is not collecting data and it seems DDG is doing that.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Is Now a Default Search Engine Option on Andro... by Fnoord on Monday January 13, 2020 @06:01AM (#22033418)

We don't know what they are collecting. They could just as well be an NSA front and easily profile based on IP searches. In the end, American companies bend to US law. That is why Europeans should desire a European alternative in the first place. The workaround is using Tor.

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