That one website that searches the web without tracking you: DuckDuckGo

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DuckDuckGo

Web search that doesn't build a profile of you

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Why it's the pick

DuckDuckGo gives you ordinary web results, mostly from Bing, without building a profile of you or tying searches to your IP address. It's free and the easiest switch: set it as your browser's default search engine.

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3 good alternatives

Brave Search search.brave.com Private search with its own independent index FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

Startpage startpage.com Google and Bing results without the tracking FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

Mojeek mojeek.com Independent search engine with a no-tracking policy FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

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