Why is anyone still using google?

I stopped using google account after my ex started working for google and hacked in to spy on me.. Don't trust people lol

Been using DuckDuck for awhile now. I love it 👍

No idea, I don't use it.

I work in IT Support and we don't use Google anymore to find answers to tech issues, I mostly check Reddit these days or specific support sites the vendors have.

Google has been overrun with fake tech support sites that basically attempt to get you to download something ostensibly to fix your tech issue, but in reality this is a way to trick you into installing malware on your PC.

It's very easy to simply ignore targeted ads unless they interest me, just like I ignore all kinds of ads all the time. Its no drama for me.

I don't give a toss about someone trying to sell me something I may or may not need.
However I do give a toss about digital political manipulation, the kinda Cambridge Analytica scandal which led to the ruinous Brexit vote in the UK, plus, of course, that over the water one of wealthiest nations in the world were convinced that their best interests were represented by Donald Trump.
That's what worries me.

Duckduckgo already said a couple months ago they were going to censor "disinformation" in their searches.. they are google2.0....they use to be good but are no better than google... try bravesearch or yandex

I like DuckDuckGo as well. I won't use Google.

I quit using Google... I use DuckDuckGo

*sigh*

It doesn't matter what search engine you use. Your internet provider is logging every website you visit. Your device is fingerprinted, so even if you use a different IP address or a VPN, you will still be recognized. And once you log onto a website, you can be identified that way, too.

The only way to avoid being tracked is to use a burner phone, access the internet from a public location (like a Starbucks) with a Tor browser, and only use that phone once. Anything short of that and you're just fooling yourself. But if it makes you feel better to use DuckDuckGo or Brave or whatever, go right ahead.

I heard there was some problem with DuckDuckGo, too. Personally, I don’t care if they sell my information. They have to stay in business somehow. You have no privacy online anyway unless you take extraordinary steps, and for what?

Although, we may have to do this as some states will be tracking searches for abortion services, trans healthcare, and other newly illegal activities. We are all living in 1984.

I like the targeted ads! They let me know what I need to buy!

I use Brave browser. It lets me know how much trackers and Ads Blocked

If you’re worried about internet privacy ddg was not the answer.

I stopped using it completely years ago

I have worse things to consider than a search engine spying on me. I don't use my home computer to buy or search for serious stuff on line. I go someplace else. 😎

K no more Google

I really don't give a shit if they have my search information. I ignore micro-target marketing efforts.

I tried DuckDuckGo, but the results for me were not relevant, so I switched back to Google.

I am not worry much about that as long they didn't knocked on my door talking about my web history.

google now owns duck duck go.

lol i still use it daily to help me with my quizword [jackj]

But doesn't it give someone a job?

I'm not any more paranoid about Google "tracking me" than I am about drinking fluoridated water

Seriously, their "tracking" doesn't amount to sh*t, so why would I lose sleep over it at night?

Seriously, what "personal information" did you actually GIVE to Google?!?!?!

Seriously, if Google, Facebook, etc. gives you "targeted ads" what difference does it make if the ads are generic and not based on your browsing history? Moreover, if you're concerned about ads dragging you out of your bed in the middle of the night and making you disappear, why aren't you using an adblocker, at the browser level, rather than worrying about details at the site level (Google)?

Did you ever worry about your tv killing you, because your local NBC affiliate showed ads during the newscast, to make that newscast free to you? Or because basic cable did the same to make Duck Dynasty somewhat free to you (beyond the cost of basic cable itself)?

Can you give me specific examples of how Google has actually harmed you when you used any of it services without providing a credit card?

Moreover, you can disable "history" in certain parts of the Google ecosystem as well

And any site could track you, regardless of what they SAY they are doing. You have to take DuckDuckGo's word for it that they aren't tracking you. That's the nature of a wide area network.

I'm happy with Google's Search results, and being able to fine tune Google News as a news aggregator, and Gmail, and Google Voice, and Google Calendar, and Google Drive, and Google Apps, and YouTube, etc. so I have no incentive to switch to anywhere else for any of this functionality, particularly since any "tracking" they may do of me in return for giving me all this for free does not harm me one bit. And since I have an adblocker active in general, I don't even see ads in the first place, on any site.