The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
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#2“Google-free” in that the name is impossible to google? /s
I had not heard of Qwant before this. How does it compare to other privacy-focused search engines e.g. Duck Duck Go?
Re: The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
#3The name of the operating system is actually "/e/"??? That's terrible..
Re: The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
#4“Google-free” in that the name is impossible to google? /s I had not heard of Qwant before this. How does it compare to other privacy-focused search engines e.g. Duck Duck Go?
Last time I read about it it wasn't very promising. If I remember correctly their code is proprietary and last time I checked it was just aggregating results from other search engines.
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#5The name of the operating system is actually "/e/"??? That's terrible..
I have to agree, the first thing that pop in my head is the /e/ board from 4chan which is for ecchi
Re: The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
#6“Google-free” in that the name is impossible to google? /s I had not heard of Qwant before this. How does it compare to other privacy-focused search engines e.g. Duck Duck Go?
Last time I read about it it wasn't very promising. If I remember correctly their code is proprietary and last time I checked it was just aggregating results from other search engines.
If I remember correctly, they did so in the early days - but should be using their own crawlers now.
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#7“Google-free” in that the name is impossible to google? /s I had not heard of Qwant before this. How does it compare to other privacy-focused search engines e.g. Duck Duck Go?
When I use DDG, I get results nearly as good as Google. I tried qwant; nowhere near as good. It is used mostly by those who resent the dominance and techical superiority of American tech companies, because it is based in france.
Re: The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
#8I don't really see the benefit in this. You can install LineageOS without gapps and MicroG already distributes a fork of LineageOS that includes MicroG. If you want full control of your device you will likely be better off going with something like Librem 5 from Purism.
Re: The /e/ Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone is now available
#9“Google-free” in that the name is impossible to google? /s I had not heard of Qwant before this. How does it compare to other privacy-focused search engines e.g. Duck Duck Go?
When I use DDG, I get results nearly as good as Google. I tried qwant; nowhere near as good. It is used mostly by those who resent the dominance and techical superiority of American tech companies, because it is based in france.
> It is used mostly by those who resent the dominance and techical superiority of American tech companies, because it is based in france.
Or maybe because they are subject, as an European company, to GDPR?