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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Apr 2020

      When I bought extra space for GMail, I got logged into a "google account" that I'm logged into even when I do searches. Searches are much slower logged in. And I'm not sure if I can log out without logging out of GMail. Solution: Use http://duckduckgo.com  for search.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Apr 2020

      Here's another option that may be even better: http://startpage.com . It delivers actual Google search results, but without any of the extra crap on the page. In other words, it's like what Google used to be.

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        2. Olivier Koch‏ @olivkoch 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          what's their business model?

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @olivkoch

          Ads.

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        2. Surya‏ @sdand 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          Note: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/di5rn3/startpage_is_now_owned_by_an_advertising_company/ … Although its debatable as to whether they're really showing targeted ads or just ads based on query.

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        3. Startpage‏ @startpage 10 Apr 2020
          Replying to @sdand @sdan_io @paulg

          Hi Surya, we get the concern. We only use contextual advertising (ads based on your search query, not personal data). We don't collect any personal data, therefore we can't share your personal data. More info: https://www.startpage.com/blog/privacy-awareness/advertising-respects-privacy/ …

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        2. Vatsal Manot‏ @vatsal_manot 9 Apr 2020
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          http://startpage.com  seems to be significantly slower than http://google.com  here in India. Poor server distribution in Asia maybe?

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        3. zombiekadse‏ @duroplastisch 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @vatsal_manot @paulg

          Here in Europe too

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        2. Seyon‏ @seyonvas 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          That site still has ads it seems. Searched for car insurance

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        3. Startpage‏ @startpage 10 Apr 2020
          Replying to @seyonvas @paulg

          Hi Seyon, like many sites, search engines generate income from ads. Startpage, as a private search engine, generates its income from contextual advertising (ads based on your search query, not your personal data).

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        2. .‏ @panda_rocks2020 9 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          it gave me search results that are worse than duckduckgo. So I don't really think it's actual google results.

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        3. .‏ @panda_rocks2020 9 Apr 2020
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          I used it for almost a year

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