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#DuckDuckGo is normally great. But when I searched for "minium" it actually wasn't a typo. I did not mean "minimum".

I had to do a test, because that's how my brain works. But DDG, AstianGo and Bing all placed "minimum" above "minium" for the result. Ggl got it right, but of course shoved it's AI reply first, when the simple Wikipedia link would have been fine.

In case you're wondering, the minimum wage in the UK, if you're 21+ is £12.71/hr.

I know you weren't wondering.

When surfing with a privacy VPN, …

#Google: gives you search results

#DuckDuckGo: gives you the wrong search results (as usual)

#Startpage: verifies your request … and verifies … and still verifies …

When surfing with a privacy VPN, …

#Google: gives you search results

#DuckDuckGo: gives you the wrong search results (as usual)

#Startpage: verifies your request … and verifies … and still verifies …

When surfing with a privacy VPN, …

#Google: gives you search results

#DuckDuckGo: gives you the wrong search results (as usual)

#Startpage: verifies your request … and verifies … and still verifies …

When surfing with a privacy VPN, …

#Google: gives you search results

#DuckDuckGo: gives you the wrong search results (as usual)

#Startpage: verifies your request … and verifies … and still verifies …

When surfing with a privacy VPN, …

#Google: gives you search results

#DuckDuckGo: gives you the wrong search results (as usual)

#Startpage: verifies your request … and verifies … and still verifies …

Wow I never thought I'd be interested about smart glasses to be honest, but this makes me VERY interested! 😎

#duckduckgo #ddg #smartglasses #google #degoogle #technology #tech #newtech #privacy #technews #googleglasses #googleglass #surveillance #telemetry #dataprivacy #techprivacy #funny #satire

KI ist bequem. Sehr bequem sogar. Du beschreibst ein Problem, bekommst eine Antwort, kopierst vielleicht noch ein Code-Beispiel und bist erst einmal weiter. Gerade beim Einstieg in Java fühlt sich das oft wie eine Abkürzung an. Und ja, manchmal ist es auch eine. Wenn d...

https://magicmarcy.de/eine-ganze-generation-verlernt-das-suchen

#Dokumentation #Code #Coding #Quellen #Google #Suche #Lösung #Programmieren #Antworten #Fehlermeldungen #Fähigkeit #Programming #DuckDuckGo #Qwant #Startpage

Google’s AI Search Just Exposed The Whole Sh*tshow - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyKd1_e3Xg

#AI #Gemini #Google #GoogleSearch #AIMode #DuckDuckGo

Back in the day, we had #deleteFacebook, #deleteMeta, #deleteWhatsApp, and so on.

Some people heeded the call for a while, only to quietly return to Big Tech later on.

Now, many have been jolted awake by our dependence on Big Tech, and another #quitday and other variations are gaining momentum.

Personally, I started that journey years ago.

- From Gmail to #ProtonMail and #Tuta
- From Google to #Searx #Startpage #DuckDuckGo
- From Chrome to #Brave #Mulvad and #LibreWolf
- From MS Office to #LibreOffice
- From Google Drive to #NextCloud and #Synology
- From Facebook to #MeWe and #Mastodon
- From Windows to #Linux
- From WhatsApp to #Threema #Signal #Jami and #Matrix #Element
- From Zoom to #Jitsi and #ProtonMeet
- From Google Translate to #Deepl

I’m sure I’m forgetting a few, but there’s a European and open-source alternative for every American Big Tech and closed-source application.

What I’ve noticed is that many people are afraid of what they don’t know and therefore don’t dare to make the switch (completely).
(Some people just don’t give a damn and convenience is all that matters)

Any fear is unfounded, and if all of us switches en masse, Big Tech’s power will be quickly broken, and the development of alternatives will proceed much more smoothly and quickly.

Vroeger hadden we #deleteFacebook #deleteMeta #deleteWhatsApp en noem maar op.

Sommigen gaven daar even gehoor aan om later toch stilletjes terug te keren naar Big Tec.

Nu werden velen even wakker geschud door onze afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse Big Tec en komt er weer een #doeidag en andere varianten op gang.

Persoonlijk ben ik die reis al jaren geleden begonnen.

- Van Gmail naar #ProtonMail en #Tuta
- Van Google naar #Searx #Startpage #DuckDuckGo
- Van chrome naar #Brave #Mulvad en #LibreWolf
- Van MS Office naar #LibreOffice
- Van Google Drive naar #NextCloud en #Synology
- Van Facebook naar #MeWe en #Mastodon
- Van Windows naar #Linux
- Van Whatsapp naar #Threema #Signal #Jami en #Matrix #Element
- Van Zoom naar #Jitsi en #ProtonMeet
- Van Google Translate naar #Deepl

Ik vergeet er vast nog een paar, maar er is voor elke Amerikaanse en Closed Source toepassing wel een Europees en Open Source alternatief.

Wat ik merk is dat veel mensen bang zijn voor dat wat ze niet kennen en daarom niet (geheel) durven over te stappen.
(sommigen interesseerd het gewoon geen reet en is gemak het enige dat telt)

Eventuele angst is ongegrond en als we met heel Europa massaal overstappen is de macht van Big Tec snel gebroken en verloopt de ontwikkeling van alternatieven veel soepeler en sneller.

I dared to type the same string in google search engine

The output was surprisingly on point, the presentation not great and the massive massive fully identifiable string I had to strip out!

That's where the hidden danger is, that string was so big it took about the whole size of the displayable part of my Android, think about it

The images were totally wrong when you scroll down on google search

https://www.google.com/search?q=Stefano+Marinelli

#programming #Stories #ITnotes #Stefano #Marinelli #networking #technology #search #engines #Duck #DuckDuckGo

It is very nice and heartwarming to know that there are still search engines left which properly bring up what you asked for.

When I typed the string that you can see at the bottom of the screen cap {Stefano Marinelli} I got proper results
I could immediately go where I want to and read what I want to read

#programming #Stories #ITnotes #Stefano #Marinelli #networking #technology #search #engines #Duck #DuckDuckGo

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Stefano%20Marinelli&ko=-1&kbg=-1&ia=web

Is there a free, privacy friendly AI like duck.ai from #duckduckgo that can create images? No registration, just using it?

#ai #imagecreation #aiimages

DuckDuckGo 推圖片搜尋 AI 過濾功能　協助用戶避開 AI 垃圾內容　諷刺 Google 搜尋質素差劣
以私隱為賣點的搜尋引擎 DuckDuckGo 最近推出全新設定功能，讓用戶在搜尋結果中過濾 AI 生成圖片。DuckDuckGo 表示，有不少用戶認為 AI 圖片妨礙他們尋找真正需要的內容，而用戶現可在圖片搜尋頁面選擇顯示或隱藏 AI 內容。
#應用軟件 #AI 生成 #duckduckgo #搜尋引擎
https://unwire.hk/2025/07/22/duckduckgo-ai-filter/software/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=duckduckgo-ai-filter

Google is inserting search links into webpages in the Google App now

Website owners have to opt out of Google’s ‘Page Annotation’ feature that was recently added to its iOS app.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/25/24305922/google-app-ios-inserting-search-links-websites

#technology #tech #searchengine #google #googleapp #apple #ios #duckduckgo #mojeek #firefox

@atomicpoet

I'm glad you have this resolved.

Two thoughts on the bigger issue: #UserTracking & #DataPrivacy. You wrote: "I’m not using Google search nor anything Google-related. "

1) I recently read a pretty good article on how our smartphones and notebooks are "listening in" on us.

2) I have been using #DuckDuckGo instead of #Google for these reasons for ages. Today, though, I read that all their privacy assurances are allegedly as fake as #Apple's and #Google's in earlier times.
What...

😞 Edycja: UWAGA! Artykuł jest dobry, ale niestety autorzy strony okazali się niewiarygodni jako osoby piszące o prywatności. Vide dyskusję zlinkowaną przez @8petros w odpowiedni na ten wpis (poniżej).

Oryginalny wpis:
🔍 💡 Poznajcie trzy prywatne wyszukiwarki - poważne alternatywy dla Google’a. Porównanie trzech wyszukiwarek - przydatne szczególnie dla osób dopiero odkrywających kwestie prywatności:

https://prywatnie.eu/przyjazne-prywatnosci-wyszukiwarki-z-jakiej-warto-korzystac/

#prywatność #inwigilacja #alternatywy #wyszukiwarki #wyszukiwarka #Google #bezGoogle #zamiastGoogle #deGoogled #wujekGoogle #DuckDuckGo #DDG #Qwant #Startpage

via @prywatnie

#DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo could probably rethink their #SafeSearch algorithm 😂 (screenshot from https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffcm&q=blue+tit&ia=web)