TL;DR: DDG is fine for regular usage, some of its issues can be solved by using uBlock Origin.

Sure, DuckDuckGo is suspicious, but it's also a search engine that has somewhat decent results, unlike Mojeek and Wiby.me, and that's sad.

About those two issues above, tracking could be disabled if you have uBlock Origin (which you should), and ads can be disabled in settings (or with uBlock Origin, again).

And about those three other issues, well, it does suck that Gabriel Weinberg ran Names Database, and it does suck that DuckDuckGo had a tracking cookie, which I'm not sure if uBlock Origin blocked. However, I don't think it matters that DDG is in USA. I mean, just read this: https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/email.html#laws

Not sure whether I can trust that list, considering it features DuckDuckGo.

1. DuckDuckGo has a tracker on the home page.
2. DuckDuckGo tracks the ads you click on before redirecting you. You can see this in the screenshot below.

https://www.stoutner.com/new-default-homepage-and-search-engine/

Gabriel Weinberg, the founder of DuckDuckGo, used to run the Names Database.[1] This was a website that aimed to connect people who had lost contact by gathering lots and lots of e-mail addresses. Getting access could be done by either paying money, or submitting lots of e-mail addresses of other people. Since the service revolved around gathering personal information, it is very suspicious for Gabriel Weinberg to start a business that is privacy-oriented. [2]

DuckDuckGo used to set a tracking cookie, even though they claimed they didn't. This was done by a third party they cooperate with, which means that it wasn't necessarily intentional, but if it's unintentional, it shows a worrying lack of care.[3]

DuckDuckGo is based in the US. This makes it really easy for the NSA to compromise it. If it were based in the EU, for example, the NSA wouldn't have the legal power to force them to log everything without telling anyone. This wouldn't guarantee privacy, but it would make it a lot more plausible. Instead, they're based in the US, which means that the NSA can do whatever they want with them. There are secure search engines that are not based in the US.[3]

https://archive.is/9wR4O

https://archive.is/N2qe8

https://archive.is/qntuk

it's = it is. its = possessive. That's what you want to use.

Your articles are high-quality ones. Don't degrade them by following the example of millions of people on the internet who use them wrong, or even interchangeably.

apple is far worse than google and facebook when it comes to maligning tools that actively enable privacy. this is just their way of signaling virtue.

https://ramble.pw/ (not famous yet)

This is my favorite.

The only problem with Chromium is the lack of fingerprinting defenses. Brave is working on it.

https://brave.com/privacy-updates-4/

Although Tor Browser is more mature and reliable at this point.

Brave is developing fingerprinting defenses too.

https://brave.com/privacy-updates-4/

Of course, Tor Browser is a mature project and more reliable at this point. Let's hope Brave continues to strengthen its privacy and reliability.

Just tried it with a new profile. It leaks the word and opens a search page. I'm not sure why it opens test.com automatically for you.

It's ESR 78.

Yep, it does this. I just tested and confirmed.

07:07:21: query[A] test from 209.xx.xx.xx
07:07:21: config test is NODATA-IPv4
07:07:21: query[AAAA] test from 209.xx.xx.xx
07:07:21: config test is NODATA-IPv6

Then it went to "test.com" automatically.

Following the discussion on /r/netsec, Bruce Schneier is also a director of the Tor Project ;)

As far as I know nothing, since these are not enforceable.

Also , be sure to add "on my OS, on my machine, conditionals as well" to not trigger people demanding you try it on 3 ISPS on 3 machines. Ask for confirmation at top and bottom of your post to not trigger the Brave fanboy nazis thinking you are a enemy shill.

Yeah, good idea.

.onion is a special tld that should never be sent to a DNS server to be resolved. Ever.

Thanks for your research, keep posting to all the 29 or so free speech sites... too bad Poal shadowbans, censors , deletes, and is a god damned dumpster fire.

I posted proof of two popular user upvoated topics totally censored by Poal admins this last week : https://ramble.pw/f/privacy/2387/-/comment/2901

LIST OF PLACES for you to consider posting your research and revelations!:

https://ramble.pw/f/privacy/2387/-/comment/2902

Save that list!

Also , be sure to add "on my OS, on my machine, conditionals as well" to not trigger people demanding you try it on 3 ISPS on 3 machines. Ask for confirmation at top and bottom of your post to not trigger the Brave fanboy nazis thinking you are a enemy shill.

Poal.co censors far far too much in Feb 2021 : two examples in my prior post.

but I agree that Rambler need to post this asking for confirmation on all the following sites , and even other less censoring subreddits on Reddit.

The top 29 known mostly Free Speech social sites, unranked :

https://boards.4chan.org/pol/
https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/ (legible nondeletable 4chan)
https://www.16chan.xyz/pol/
https://8kun.top (current 2020 8Chan, tor onion link : jthnx5wyvjvzsxtu.onion)
https://8kun.top/pnd/ (8Chan pol)
https://forum.searchvoat.co/viewforum.php?f=31 (never censors legal speech)
https://www.dailystormer.name (https://dailystormer.su/)
https://endchan.org
https://notabug.io/t/all
https://9chan.tw/bestpol/
https://phuks.co/ [server down Oct 2020, up again]
https://poal.co/ (censors speech often, proof https://files.catbox.moe/iuncm1.jpg)
https://ramble.pw/ (not famous yet)
https://wearethene.ws/ (2021 very active 8Chan Q stuff, more legible)
https://Greatawakening.win/ (Q related)
https://raddle.me/ (Raddle)
https://vnnforum.com/
https://patriots.win/ (claims to be free speech, CENSORS discussions of jews, guns, race IQ, etc)
https://ruqqus.com/+MAGA (2% of the old thedonald.win users went here, despite ruqqus censorship)
https://dstormer6em3i4km.onion.link/ [http://dstormer6em3i4km.onion/] (emergency tor onion for https://dailystormer.su/)
https://www.whitedate.net/whitedate-forums/
https://endchan.net/qanonresearch/
https://ruqqus.com/ (claims to be free speech, has leftists control a lot of it)
https://saidit.net/ (censors, but not as bad as reddit)
https://communities.win/ (censors, but not as bad as reddit)

link of that vpn ?

port-forward for p2p apps to connect. Does not affect encryption.

e.g. Safe browsing, Health Report, and Pocket.
Spyware Whatchdog says. Clearnet, Tor, I2P

I created a Ruqqus account and posted in +Privacy but it's not showing up so it's probably either because my account is new. I created a Poal account and posted it there and it appears to me. May not if I log out. Not sure.

Could be. But anything that is advertised to do with Tor shouldn't make any activity known outside of the Tor network itself.

Very interesting. Not that I know too much about what you posted, but I'm learning!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/06/02/your-iphone-is-spying-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/?sh=6fd539e412dd

https://www.komando.com/smartphones-gadgets/stop-your-phone-from-tracking-you/543526/

https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/spying-on-your-cell-phone/

https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=VFns39RXPrU

Depends on what you need it for, and what you need it to do. Considerations could be:

1. No logs policy (backed up in it's TOS), and preferably certified by a 3rd party.

2. Based outside the 14-Eyes jurisdiction.

3. Reliable kill-switch.

4. No leaks.

5. GUI client.

6. Compatible with your OS.

7. Uses compatible protocol (IKEv2, Wireguard, L2TP, OpenVPN, etc.).

8. TOR friendly.

9. Multi-hop.

10. Unlimited bandwidth/fast speed.

11. No auto-renew or ability to disable it.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-buy-a-burner-phone-1843905326

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-burner-phone

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-burner-phones/

https://www.technadu.com/best-burner-phones/190807/

I don't have accounts at those. Well I think I may have an old Ruqqus account or something.

Feel free to share yourself. Helps this site AND more importantly, helps protect the privacy of Brave users.

Don't even bother. Post it on Reddit alternatives like Ruqqus, Poal, Phuks, Notabug, etc. instead. Don't support sites that have heavy censorship.