Re:Kagi finally let me lay Google Search to rest
by Frost1x on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @10:33PM
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Well the other risk you have trusting all your personal data to some organization is the longevity of said organization. Your data may be protected as long as their business model aligns with that but it's never guaranteed to stay that way.
One of the best historic examples is MySpace. MySpace started out fine and slowly as it declined and eventually dwindled to nothing, it started selling off massive amounts of previous user data. With no future or user base to speak of, there was a lot more potential benefit selling the data than the cost of protecting/holding it.
Re:Kagi finally let me lay Google Search to rest
by chefandy on Thursday October 12, 2023 @12:04AM
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At their worst, they're not any worse than my alternatives. DDG is a modicum better than Google for privacy, but using it makes me want to punch the internet in the face.
One of the best historic examples is MySpace. MySpace started out fine and slowly as it declined and eventually dwindled to nothing, it started selling off massive amounts of previous user data. With no future or user base to speak of, there was a lot more potential benefit selling the data than the cost of protecting/holding it.