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Use duckduckgo and this is a non-issue.
As a dev, I google a lot to figure out how to do X.
My experience with DuckDuckGo was that it added 2-10 minutes of filtering for usable results every time.
On desktop, set Firefox to purge everything when closing the browser. Use Chrome only when necessary to do strictly Google-related things.
ctrl + shift + p
Is there a term for using Google services less to minimize your risk of inadvertently running into a ban happy algorithm? I realize the thing to do is not rely on their services, but that's much easier said than done
But to what extent would the algorithm know about you if you clear cookies/storage data though? I also imagine changing IP addresses help… does Google use IP as a source for profiling?
I am not afraid, but annoyed to not have "manual mode" internet where everything I do has no hidden consequences and is simply what I asked.
Use duckduckgo and this is a non-issue.
I tried it and went back to google because google saves me time. As a dev, I google a lot to figure out how to do X. My experience with DuckDuckGo was that it added 2-10 minutes of filtering for usable results every time.
Do you have an example of a search you've done where the results were much better from Google Search than from DuckDuckGo?
kinda forces me to watch something else that is new but at least somewhat wanted in an attempt to make the algorithm look at the new shiny i'm interested in and forget the previous one.
i find it funny though when amazon still make recommendations to me based on a purchase in 1998. yes, Jeff, i still want to buy wrestling VHS tapes...