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Poll: what search engine do you use??!!

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12/19/2015 7:43 pm
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hey, just a quick poll to see what search engine people use!! I personally use DuckDuckGo c:

If you have one which isn't listed please reply below!!
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HippyKat
12/19/2015 7:43 pm
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I just use Google. I honestly didn't know about any of these engines until Bing came out with a commercial and when I get results for Yahoo.
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likn
12/14/2015 7:27 pm
Level 23 : Expert Nerd
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I could honestly care less about if Google is taking what I search. I don't search any private information, anyway. And no, it doesn't take away my "freedom" or whatever.

I have used DuckDuckGo for a few months, and honestly I don't think it's necessary. Google comes up with better results and besides even if I did care about Google taking what I search, I don't think they'd choose me over the billion people using it every day.

TL;DR: i like google
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oh_wow333
12/14/2015 7:12 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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86% of people who answered this poll use google

hey at least there's 4 people who use DuckDuckGo!!
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Leeberator
12/13/2015 11:25 pm
Level 47 : Master Button Pusher
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SyntaxError73
12/13/2015 7:42 pm
Level 22 : Expert Explorer
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I use Chrome. I just wish that the Unity plugin would be supported again.
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GigabyteGiant
12/13/2015 7:15 pm
Level 42 : Master Droid
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I use Google. Always have, always will.

I'm really not concerned about what information Google collects from my searches-- I have nothing to hide.
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deadrecon98
12/13/2015 6:12 pm
Level 38 : Artisan Programmer
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Google OP. Not to mention that they have a monopoly on the search engine market. As you can see here...

Also to the people who don't see the reason in being scared of monopolies then see this which even talks about google as it IS a monopoly, there is no denying this fact.
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Captain_NA
12/13/2015 5:27 pm
Level 64 : High Grandmaster Sailor
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I dont understand all the fear from google, i dont mind that am getting advertising wich fit my intrests. (even tho you can choose it yourself). In the fact are we getting less annoying advertisements cuz google can sell it for a higher value. Yes i'm one of those who still dont use adblock. The more who useses it, the more ads are we getting.

If somebody are searching stuff wich is so private that no 3rd party firms have to know about it, then will they use a proxy or the Tor browsor anyway. Even tho it still aint 100% private, if "somebody" wanna track you they can always do it, many ISP have to log every 15.000 packet in 30days sent from or to your "Inside Global" address/"Official IP" addres (it's two diffrent things, not everybody have a public ip). And have to log all of them if they are being asked to. In the fact if you dont have a official ip address, will your ISP always log the data comming from your inside global address, wich in this case is natted to a single shared public ip.
Have worked as IT Supporter at a Danish ISP, we can see everything if we want. And info on all devices connected to your private network (unless you have connected another router wich a diffrent subnet ofcourse, then can we only identify devices by the diffrent ports wich are being used for the NAT). Even if we can do it, may we not "spy" them without a reason... The CEO will be "unhappy".
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OreoVal
12/13/2015 4:40 pm
Level 46 : Master Princess
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Never heard of DuckDuckGo. I use Swagbucks.
also, bing is literally a virus.
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Ivain
12/13/2015 4:23 pm
Level 61 : High Grandmaster Terraformer
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Even if google was all positive intent and I didn't mind them using my data, I'd still use something anonymous so I'd have unbiased search results.
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DaSquyd
12/13/2015 4:18 pm
Level 32 : Artisan Toast
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Am I the only one here who has never heard of DuckDuckGo? And I expected Yahoo to be one of the choices… I use Google anyway. Frankly, it's just because it considers everything I do online and makes its search results based around what I'm more likely to pick. If I search "Dark" in Google, the page on Bulbapedia (Pokémon wiki) for Dark-Type comes up higher in the list. Other search engines may do similar, but I've been using Google for so long that it would be inefficient if I switched.
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Pixel
12/13/2015 4:19 pm
Level 42 : Master Mage
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Nah, most people don't know what it is.

Read up on their philosophy and check it out. You'll like it!
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QuickWhitt7
12/13/2015 4:14 pm
Level 34 : Artisan Creeper Hugger
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I use Google, but I have a plugin known as Web of Trust for my browser (I use the newly introduced Vivaldi browser) that lets me see how safe a website is based on user reviews. I bring up WOT because it rarely works for me in the other search engines.
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PizzaPenguin_
12/13/2015 2:24 pm
Level 30 : Artisan Architect
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Anyone that uses DuckDuckGo is overly paranoid. Google does not care about what you're searching. It has billions of users! Besides, you should have nothing to hide.
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tjladuke5
12/13/2015 3:46 pm
Level 18 : Journeyman Taco
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^^
What he said.
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Han Solo
12/13/2015 2:28 pm
Level 26 : Expert Pirate
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What even is DuckDuckGo?
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TLDRPost
12/13/2015 1:48 pm
Level 1 : New Explorer
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Google is Superior, The rest are Inferior
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 2:14 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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DuckDuckGo is not inferior

EDIT:sorry for my stupid typo
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Lacuna Corporation
12/13/2015 1:28 pm
Level 22 : Expert Modder
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-snip-
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Worldscape2016
12/13/2015 1:15 pm
Level 1 : New Miner
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I use google to get to my -snip- roleplay server's website. I can also use it to get to my server's skype group. -snip-
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Lacuna Corporation
12/13/2015 12:51 pm
Level 22 : Expert Modder
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Death to Bing!
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 12:53 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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preach
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Estuary
12/13/2015 12:40 pm
Level 52 : Grandmaster Blob
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I use Yahoo (is that a search engine?I'm dumb)
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 12:48 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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YES it is lol
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Leeberator
12/13/2015 12:15 pm
Level 47 : Master Button Pusher
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Bing. It works well, I like the way it displays results better, and it pays me through Bing Rewards.
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 12:13 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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ofc you're not supposed to get rid of the duck !!??!
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anonpmc1231920
12/13/2015 12:11 pm
Level 17 : Journeyman Miner
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Drzzter
12/13/2015 11:57 am
He/They • Level 74 : Legendary Vampire Prince
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Google.

All other search engines I've tried were slow, clunky and their layouts were garbage.
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Pixel
12/13/2015 1:33 pm
Level 42 : Master Mage
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Closed mind spotted!

Sure, Google returns better results than DuckDuckGo. You can't argue with that.

However, the price of those slightly better results is your freedom.

It's not worth it, guys!
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Drzzter
12/13/2015 4:08 pm
He/They • Level 74 : Legendary Vampire Prince
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I've read up on the many things google does. I'm well aware of their peeking into what I do, and their ways of logging what you type, etc.

I don't have anything that they could possibly be interested in to hide. Targetted advertising? I use an ablocker, I never see any ads at all, period. It's not a problem for me. If they were doing something to me that I found irritating or intrusive, I wouldn't use google anymore.

I'm not 'giving up my freedom', if they did something I didn't like, I'd change search engine in a heart beat, I'm not forced into using Google and thereby giving up my freedom. What could they possibly do? Steal my password to in-browser games? I don't use my computer to store secret encrypted files or whatever, I use it to play games, visit forums and work on online schooling.

Not going to derail this thread into an argument about google, I'll be going now.
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Pixel
12/13/2015 4:17 pm
Level 42 : Master Mage
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If privacy is useless because you have nothing to hide then free speech is useless because you have nothing useful to say. ~Edward Snowden

*Gives water to calm the burn*


Basic rights should be protected above all else, no exceptions.
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Pixel
12/13/2015 11:29 am
Level 42 : Master Mage
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What everyone uses doesn't matter.

They're the ones being stripped of their privacy, a basic right.

Don't be a sheep. Use DuckDuckGo.
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Ivain
12/13/2015 11:37 am
Level 61 : High Grandmaster Terraformer
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I use startpage.com
It basically submits your query into the Google algorithm anonymously, so I still get google web results without giving them a single bit of data about me.
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 11:31 am
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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PREACH
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 11:27 am
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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omg everyone uses google I feel like a weirdo //sobs
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ryanslikesocool
12/13/2015 11:04 am
Level 27 : Expert uwu
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I personally think that all other search engines are inferior to Google. It's come such a long way in just the past 10 years (which is when I started using it) that it blows the other engines out of the water. I mean, Yahoo! has amped up it's game, but nothing beats Google.
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TheOfficialNano
12/13/2015 11:08 am
Level 74 : Legendary uwu
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^ mvp
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Han Solo
12/13/2015 1:14 pm
Level 26 : Expert Pirate
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^^
Google will take over the world.
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Anxiety Opossum
12/13/2015 10:21 am
Level 74 : Legendary Pixel Painter
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Judging by the poll options, I think you meant Search engine. The browser is the actual program that lets you visit websites.
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oh_wow333
12/13/2015 10:32 am
Level 37 : Artisan Cookie
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o my I derped //u\
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SonicFan1011
12/13/2015 10:11 am
Level 48 : Master Baconator
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Avast SafeZone. Avast is the single best Antivirus software that I've ever used. And they have an internet browser.
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HeyItsPaul
12/13/2015 10:36 am
Level 6 : Apprentice Mage
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I just hate antivirus search engines, they have terrible layouts, I absolutely hate them.
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SonicFan1011
12/13/2015 11:18 am
Level 48 : Master Baconator
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Oh, I was talking about the browser. The browser is one of the best internet browsers I've ever used. If you're talking about search engine, Google by far.
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