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Surveillance Report
Q&A: What Search Engine(s) Do We Use?
Aug 15, 2024
Discover the search engines favored for privacy, like Brave Search, while questioning the reliability of meta search alternatives. The hosts tackle the challenges of data removal, suggesting a blend of automated and manual methods. Explore the intriguing intersection of technology and finance, discussing privacy in stock platforms and the ethics of signal jammers. Learn how to enhance personal security through tech insights and find out how supporting artists directly can lead to sustainable choices in music. Tune in for these engaging discussions!
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- Brave Search is favored for its privacy-focused approach, while Google usage is minimized to reduce support for larger corporations.
- Data removal services face challenges, making easy opt-outs preferable to cumbersome manual processes, especially for busy individuals.
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Brave Search is preferred by many for its privacy-focused approach, with DuckDuckGo being utilized primarily for video searches. The speaker uses Brave Search about 95% of the time due to its satisfactory results and the principle of not supporting larger search engines like Google. While Brave's image search feature could improve, it remains the go-to option for standard searches. The use of Google is minimized, relying instead on the idea that most other alternatives often simply redirect through larger companies like Bing.
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