All it took for me to switch to a private search engine I turned on my computer and opened up my web , Firefox. My usual home page popped up: . There it was in the middle of the screen, the colorful letters that I’d grown so used to. They were so familiar. browser Google For nearly twenty years the colorful letters were the first thing I saw every time I got on the internet. I saw Google more than I saw my brother, more than I saw anyone. And the whole time, Google was looking back at me. By spending so much time on Google and on the sites it directed me to, I was giving Google data about how I use the internet. It’s this information that Google used to become one of the world’s leaders in artificial intelligence. My information along with everyone else using Google products helped its search engine become the best search engine in the world (miles ahead of its closest competition). Unfortunately for Google, and sort of liberating for me, all it took was one search to kick my Google habit. “private search engines” What I saw next were Google’s suggestions for the I could switch to. private alternative search engines This is a great list of private search engines. 👇 _Private search engines have seen huge growth over the past few years. Until recently, it was unthinkable that anyone…_hackernoon.com The Best Private Search Engines — Alternatives to Google I found a few I like, and now I’m happy using them! private search engines That was it, and now I don’t let Google know what I’m searching for anymore. Google knows the websites I visit thanks to Google Analytics running on most websites, but it’s good to know I’ve taken my search business elsewhere. I don’t expect to inspire a mass migration away from Google. But, I’m just sharing my experience. Switching from Google isn’t hard, it just feels inconvenient at first. After all, I’ve been using it for 20 years. Thanks for reading! Read More _Search Encrypt is a privacy based search engine. It is built with privacy-by-design, which means it was made to…_choosetoencrypt.com What is Search Encrypt? Why Should You Use A Private Search Engine? - Choose To Encrypt _Search neutrality is the idea that a search engine does not limit or influence a person's ability to access information…_choosetoencrypt.com What is Search Neutrality? Is Your Search Engine Biased? - Choose To Encrypt

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