{"id":18691,"date":"2020-04-17T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=18691&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=18691"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:01","slug":"tech-tip-private-search-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/17\/tech-tip-private-search-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Private search engines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/duckduckgo_mockuuup-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"Man holding laptop with DuckDuckGo on screen.\" class=\"wp-image-18693\"\/><figcaption>(mockuuups.studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, I am sharing a few internet search services that focus on privacy. Yes, Google is a great way to find information on the internet. However, there are quite a few alternatives available that may produce similar\/better results, do not store user data, provide identical results for all users (not personalized), and do not track you as you browse the internet. My recommendation is to give a couple of them a try to see what works best for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personally, I switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/\"><strong>DuckDuckGo<\/strong><\/a> a few years ago and have been very happy with its results and features. The US-based company <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/privacy\">does not track or profile its users<\/a> and shows the same results for everyone, which can be quite useful in some situations. It generates results from over 400 sources, including Wikipedia, Bing, Yahoo!, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qwant.com\/\"><strong>Qwant<\/strong><\/a> is another popular option that is based in France. Similar to DuckDuckGo, it <a href=\"https:\/\/about.qwant.com\/\">does not track users<\/a> nor personalize search results. They have an agreement with Bing \u201cto offer the best possible results from all around the Web.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you prefer Google search results, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startpage.com\/\"><strong>StartPage<\/strong><\/a> could be a great option for you. It provides Google results without the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Privacy_concerns_regarding_Google\">Google privacy concerns<\/a>. This means that search results will not be personalized for you, which can be viewed as either a pro or con depending on your preferences. Just like the options above, StartPage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startpage.com\/en\/about-us.html\">does not track users<\/a> and is another popular option for users looking to focus on privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What search engine are you currently using? Do you prefer a different option than what is included above?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Have a cool app, tool, or tech tip you&#8217;d like to share?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=mastersc@umich.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Contact Chase Masters<\/a>.&nbsp;Please note that Tech Tips are personal recommendations and might not be officially endorsed or supported by U-M.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, I am sharing a few internet search services that focus on privacy. 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However, there are quite a few alternatives available that may produce similar\/better results, do not store user data, provide identical results for all users (not personalized), and do not track you as\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/17\/tech-tip-private-search-engines\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":9792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[69,121,651,547],"class_list":["post-18691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-development","tag-apps","tag-privacy","tag-productivity","tag-tech-tip"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Chase Masters, University Library","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mastersc\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This month, I am sharing a few internet search services that focus on privacy. 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