Well, I did enjoy my switch to the “ Night” theme and the default theme looks good as well. You also get to change the theme of the search engine. You can either select to visit the web pages using a proxy to hide your IP or without it. To protect your privacy, it offers an “ Anonymous view“. The quality of search results is good if not excellent.
If you do not disable the promotional ads, they might be irrelevant to your search results, which could result in a bad user experience. Startpage also puts privacy-friendly advertisements which you can choose to disable from the settings. So, if you want a familiar experience with added privacy benefits, this can be your pick. Startpage is a good initiative as a privacy-oriented search engine alternative to Google. If you loved using Google, you might miss quite a few functionalities (like filtering images by license) that you usually find with Google. But, it might be disappointing for your local searches (based on your region/country).Īlso, when you type in a question or search for a fix, it might present you with an instant answer (fetched from the source), which works well. It lets you select a country to get the most relevant result you may be looking for. The quality of the search results is on point for what I tested. Of course, DuckDuckGo’s search algorithm has improved over the years (even if it has no idea who you are!). The ads are privacy-friendly and are often relevant, which is a minimal experience. The user experience offered by DuckDuckGo is commendable.ĭuckDuckGo, unlike Google, uses the traditional method of sponsored ads and affiliate commissions to monetize the platform. DuckDuckGo is one of the most successful privacy-oriented search engines as an alternative to Google.
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