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Hi everyone, so I hear that a lot of are lost in choosing a good search engine apart from the popular ones, but I think I have the solution

The search engine I've been using on all my devices is named "Qwant" its French and of course European. Its private and fast, I've been using it and didn't had any issues with it.

So yes I am also new here on Lemmy and just wanted to be useful.

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[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

to be fair, that only happens when you click on one of the ads, which i think is fair

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i see that you haven't read their linked Privacy policy

To provide relevant results when we do not have the answers to your queries ourselves, we have a partnership with Microsoft to provide our search results and contextual ads based on the entered keywords and your geographic region.

For this purpose, Qwant can transfer the following pseudonymized data to this partner related to your query:

 Search keywords,
 Information about the browser you are using,
 The first three bytes of your IP address or, in the case of a User Account, the IP address,
 The approximate geographic area originating the search on a regional or city level,
 The salted hash generated from your IP address, User Agent, and a salt changing at least every 3 months,
 A random token generated by Qwant (aiming to limit data cross-referencing).

Additionally, for the security and reliability of our partner’s services (spam detection, automated activity, fraudulent ad clicks), Qwant may also collect and transfer your full IP address to this partner.

Finally, as part of providing new features, Qwant shares your IP address with Microsoft to provide you with contextual ads and better search results.

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

ah damn i had only looked at the tables in there, sorry