Google is synonymous with search. But if you’re looking for a more privacy-centric alternative, there are several options that promise little or no tracking. “Every time you go to most search ...

Increased state surveillance, countless security breaches and widespread concern about data sharing have spooked many of us into wanting to protect our privacy more than ever. Despite bubbling almost ...

For many people Google is search — they’ve simply never considered an alternative. But there are plenty of search engines other than Google, offering benefits such as increased privacy, environmental ...

Google has dominated the search space for so long that a U.S. District Court judge recently found that it has acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. You have probably used Google ...

Many users are in the dark as to how much of their personal information is retained by search engines, how long the data is kept, and what security measures they can take What if there were a giant ...

Decentralized search engines are coming up as an alternative approach. Instead of depending on a single organization to index, rank, and deliver results, they ...

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