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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by diamondage on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:39AM (#30176674)
DDG leaks data like a sieve. When you type a query it's present in the URL. Use an engine like onesearch.com which obfuscate this. (or get DDG to add this basic feature!)
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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by zinekeller on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:59AM (#30176877)
If you're really concerned with that, turn off GET mode, which turns on POST mode (https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy or https://duckduckgo.com/?kg=p for a direct link).
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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by twofornone on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:42AM (#30176708)
>When you type a query it's present in the URL

Why does that matter? Doesn't anything after the domain stay between your browser and the server you're communicating with, assuming https?

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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by ryeights on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:41AM (#30176701)
With HTTPS this shouldn’t be a problem, no?
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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by scim-knox-twox on Thursday February 03, 2022 @01:07AM (#30189246)
It's visible in browser history
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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by vorejdajo on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:50AM (#30176772)
You can change GET to POST in DDG settings > Privacy
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