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Search engines revamp #342

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion _data/nav/2_providers.yml
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- type: link
title: Search Engines
icon: fad fa-search-location
file: legacy_pages/providers/search-engines.html
file: _evergreen/search-engines.html
- type: link
title: Social Networks
icon: fad fa-thumbs-up
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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions _data/providers/search-engines/1_duckduckgo.yml
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title: DuckDuckGo
type: Recommendation
logo: /assets/img/search-engines/duckduckgo.svg
description: |
<strong>DuckDuckGo</strong> is a popular search engine and is the default for the Tor Browser.

DuckDuckGo has a <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/lite">lite</a> and <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/html">html</a> only version, both of which <a href="https://help.duckduckgo.com/features/non-javascript">do not require JavaScript</a> and can be used with their <a href="https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion">Tor onion address</a> (append <a href="https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/lite">/lite</a> or <a href="https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/html">/html</a> for the respective version).

DuckDuckGo uses its own crawler and various <a href="https://help.duckduckgo.com/results/sources">other sources</a> to provide its search data.

<h4>Notes</h4>
The company is based in the <span class="flag-icon flag-icon-us"></span> USA.

Their <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> states they do log your search query, but not your IP or any other identifying information.

website: 'https://duckduckgo.com'
website_tor: 'https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion'
privacy_policy: 'https://duckduckgo.com/privacy'
19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions _data/providers/search-engines/2_startpage.yml
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title: Startpage
type: Recommendation
logo: /assets/img/search-engines/startpage.svg
description: |
<strong>Startpage</strong> is a search engine that provides Google search results. It is a very convenient way to get Google search results without experiencing dark patterns such as difficult captchas or being refused access because you used a <a href="/providers/vpn">VPN</a> or <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/">Tor</a>.

<h4>Notes</h4>
Startpage's majority shareholder is System1 who is an adtech company. We don't think that is an issue as they have their own Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Guides team reached out to Startpage <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210118031008/https://blog.privacytools.io/relisting-startpage/">back in 2020</a> for clarification and was satisfied by the answers we received.

Startpage is based in the <span class="flag-icon flag-icon-us"></span> USA.

According to their <a href="https://www.startpage.com/en/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a>, they only log details such as\: operating system, type of browser and language. They do not log your IP address, search queries or other identifying information.

Startpage proxies Google Search so Google does have access to your search queries.

website: 'https://www.startpage.com'
privacy_policy: 'https://www.startpage.com/en/privacy-policy'
13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions _data/providers/search-engines/3_mojeek.yml
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title: Mojeek
type: Recommendation
logo: /assets/img/search-engines/mojeek.svg
description: |
<strong>Mojeek</strong> is another privacy friendly search engine. They use their own crawler to provide search data.

<h4>Notes</h4>
The company is based in the <span class="flag-icon flag-icon-gb"></span> UK.

According to their <a href="https://www.mojeek.com/about/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a>, they log the originating country, time, page requested, and referral data of each query. IP addresses are not logged.

website: 'https://www.mojeek.com'
privacy_policy: 'https://www.mojeek.com/about/privacy'
15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions _data/providers/search-engines/4_searx.yml
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title: Searx
type: Recommendation
logo: /assets/img/search-engines/searx.svg
description: |
<strong>Searx</strong> is an <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">open-source</a>, self-hostable, metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users. There is a <a href="https://searx.space/">list of public instances</a>.

<h4>Notes</h4>
Searx is a proxy between the user and the search engines it aggregates from. Your search queries will still be sent to the search engines that Searx gets its results from.

When self-hosting, it is important that you have other people using your instance as well in order for you to blend in. You should be careful with where and how you are hosting Searx, as other people looking up illegal content on your instance could draw unwanted attention from authorities.

When you are using a Searx instance, be sure to go read the Privacy Policy of that specific instance. Searx instances can be modified by their owners and therefore may not reflect their associated privacy policy. Some instances have Tor .onion addresses which may grant some privacy as long as your search queries don't contain PII (Personally Identifiable Information).

website: 'https://searx.me'
website_tor: 'http://searxspbitokayvkhzhsnljde7rqmn7rvoga6e4waeub3h7ug3nghoad.onion'
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---
layout: evergreen
title: Search Engines
description: "Use a search engine that doesn't build an advertising profile based on your searches.

The recommendations here are based on the merits of each service's privacy policy. There is <strong>no guarantee</strong> that these privacy policies are honored.

Consider using a <a href='/providers/vpn'>VPN</a> or <a href='https://www.torproject.org/'>Tor</a> if your threat model requires hiding your IP address from the search provider."
---

{% for item_hash in site.data.providers.search-engines %}
{% assign item = item_hash[1] %}

{% if item.type == "Recommendation" %}
{% include recommendation-card.html %}
{% endif %}

{% endfor %}
3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion legacy_pages/providers.html
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<div class="card card-list">
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/cloud/"><span class="fad fa-cloud fa-fw"></span> Cloud Storage</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/dns/"><span class="fa fa-tasks fa-fw"></span> DNS</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/email/"><span class="fas fa-mail-bulk fa-fw"></span> Email</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/search-engines/"><i class="fas fa-search fa-fw"></i> Search Engines</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/search-engines/"><i class="fas fa-search fa-fw"></i> Search Engines</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/social-networks/"><span class="fas fa-expand-arrows-alt fa-fw"></span> Social Networks</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/social-news-aggregator/"><span class="far fa-newspaper fa-fw"></span> Social News Aggregators</a></li>
<li class="list-group-item"><a href="/providers/vpn/"><span class="far fa-eye-slash fa-fw"></span> VPN</a></li>
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