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Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by proex »

CoryG89 wrote: post #52
proex wrote: post #6

DDG is a nice search engine for simple research, but I don't use it as much for its search purpose as for its !bang utility. Being able to search on almost any website by adding a simple keyword is a real plus and I will go even further and say that sometimes it accelerates the search process (say you know you want to search on wikipedia for instance). However, I have to admit that most of the times I end up searchin…

In regards to searching a particular site, is this the same thing as using the tag site:wikipedia.org on Google?

It's better, in my opinion, as it loads the website specified and use the website's search tool directly.

Give it a try, go on DDG and type !w to search on wikipedia.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by yesplorer »

jebeng wrote: post #84
edge86 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They claim not to record any data, so there's no worry about gov't requests. http://donttrack.us/

Oh wow. I didn't know this. Interesting. This could become a real competitive advantage for them.

No, actually it will not.The vast majority of people using Google do not care whether their data search data is being recorded or not. Heck, most even do not know how Google search engine works from 'behind' let alone worry about the difference between Google and DDG.

So they will really need something more compelling to get the average Joe (who make up the vast majority mentioned earlier), who always get his results from Google's first page, to switch from Google to DDG.

Yet, in the context of search engines, I don't see anything that could be more compelling than always getting the most relevant search results.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by reaperhulk »

dredmorbius wrote: post #91
Legion wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's more than "slightly different". By all means, try and replicate this complete list in your Chrome browser: https://duckduckgo.com/bang.html . I'll wait... What makes the DDG !bang system awesome is its enormity. You don't look up what !bang to use to search something. You assume it exists, do it, and 99% of the time, you're right. That's a game changer. I don't write Perl, but I know !cpan exists. I don't even h…

What makes the DDG !bang system awesome is its enormity. Please don't tell me it's evil. I believe you meant "scope", "scale", or "size".

Enormity has a neutral use as well.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

#104

Post by minikites »

dredmorbius wrote: post #91
Legion wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's more than "slightly different". By all means, try and replicate this complete list in your Chrome browser: https://duckduckgo.com/bang.html . I'll wait... What makes the DDG !bang system awesome is its enormity. You don't look up what !bang to use to search something. You assume it exists, do it, and 99% of the time, you're right. That's a game changer. I don't write Perl, but I know !cpan exists. I don't even h…

What makes the DDG !bang system awesome is its enormity. Please don't tell me it's evil. I believe you meant "scope", "scale", or "size".

> Usage note

> 3. Enormity has been in frequent and continuous use in the sense “immensity” since the 18th century: The enormity of the task was overwhelming. Some hold that enormousness is the correct word in that sense and that enormity can only mean “outrageousness” or “atrociousness”: The enormity of his offenses appalled the public.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by epsylon »

dredmorbius wrote: post #90
dpcan wrote: post #23

OK, but tomorrow when I've forgotten that I've done this and I do a quick search, if the very first thing that comes up isn't what I want, I bet I switch right back.

"^L g search" and you're searching Google. I've had DDG as my default search engine. It's been a bit rocky. I've left it in place out of privacy preferences, and used it occasionally, but had actually started getting used to the google search method above. I'm consciously reverting to using DDG more (it's getting better). Why? Because my privacy and rights do matter to me. I've still got Google literally a keystroke…

> And DDG's TTY mode is pretty awesome: https://duckduckgo.com/tty/

How does one find this kind of hidden features? I haven't seen it advertised anywhere except on HN.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by bconway »

Makkhdyn wrote: post #88
johnpmayer wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Part of me thinks those are cool, but the rest of my shouts "why should I have to do that?!".

Because Google learns what your preferences are, DDG don't. This is why there is no "search bubble", unfortunately it comes at a price.

That would be reasonable, except that on all my searches that DDG fails on, Google works perfectly fine in private browsing from a different IP.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by ta223 »

comex wrote: post #86
rpearl wrote: post #3

...and you trust Chrome? Not even Chromium, but... Chrome. Google makes Chrome, you know.

Yes, I trust that Google has not shipped a binary modification to their open source software to track search terms, which would be (a) illegal, (b) easily detectable enough that someone would notice it eventually, and (c) pointless, since they're already getting the vast majority of users' search terms legitimately. Then again, I work for them, but I would have said the same thing a month ago...

Agreed. I just searched "PRISM" on DDG, and 8 out of top 10 results had some element loaded from a Google server (GA, fonts, jquery, search box, embedded youtube, etc.) Are you using Google's DNS server? Google owns the web. Face it.

Re: Make DuckDuckGo your Chrome default search engine

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Post by wtvanhest »

rcthompson wrote: post #85
mtgx wrote: post #77

I can support this, but only if it offers real safety as opposed to Google. So does it? Or is it safe only because NSA hasn't bothered to go to DDG yet, or do whatever they are doing to get Google's search data (cable splitters or whatever)?

You should read their privacy policy: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy#s5

"Also, like anyone else, we will comply with court ordered legal requests. However, in our case, we don't expect any because there is nothing useful to give them since we don't collect any personal information."

Yes, until the NSA requests that DDG allow them to see all searches in real time. You could argue that it says "court ordered" but no one here has any clue what type of pressure the government used to get PRISM through at a major publicly traded company or what they are capable of with a small operation like DDG.

[added] as pointed out below, the NSA could and will just save the searches which would result DDG being just as insecure as google.

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