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Pat Loyde's avatar

What about DuckDuckGo? A friend told me about it recently so I made that my default browser instead of Chrome on my Mac.

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Jason Rowe's avatar

They will be similar to the Chrome settings. I didn’t mention it here because it’s lower on the list of use. I just went with the top 5.

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dduck's avatar

I only use duckduckgo. They don't have all that Google offers, but I love that they control who tracks us. I only use Google if I have to. Hope you like it!

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Migraine Girl 🧠's avatar

Wow! I am doing everything wrong!

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Ohhhh noooooo

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DCWASHING's avatar

What about duckduck browser

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Will be similar to Chrome

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Bonnie M's avatar

Never knew that Google can track you across your browser tabs when you remain signed in. I’ve sent this article to multiple people already this morning- I can’t express enough appreciation for your posts, and I look forward to reading many more as I tighten things up. 🙏🏻

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Wow awesome!!! So glad I was able to help and thank you so much for sharing

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DS's avatar

I have NordVPN as the first line of defense.

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Holly Court's avatar

So, Jenner was wrong about smallpox then? Makes one wonder why there is not outbreaks of smallpox.

I’m guessing you were terminated for more than your anti vax views.

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Huh?

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Holly Court's avatar

I must have sent to wrong post, my apologies.

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Jason Rowe's avatar

No worries! Was super confused

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HarrisWalz FTW 2024's avatar

I'll have to look into this more later, as it's after 2 a.m. where I am. I did find that using "private browsing" with Safari made some websites nearly impossible to use, but that's only been since--at a guess--last fall. I'd try Firefox, but I"m having all kinds of trouble with my desktop Mac right now and will likely be (unwillingly) replacing it soon. Once that happens, I'll install Firefox. Been years since I used it and will have to learn it all over again.

Does it help at all that I delete cookies several times a day and close my browser before and after going to financial and medical sites in particular?

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Cheese Soufflé's avatar

Thank you!

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Jason Rowe's avatar

You’re welcome!!

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Peter's avatar

What are your thoughts about Duck Duck Go? Seems like it was great for a while and now it’s full of AI results

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Jason Rowe's avatar

It runs with Bing on the backend now. I don’t recommend it.

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Bren's avatar

Oh wow, this is good to know. There are lots of posts recommending Duck Duck Go these days. Thanks for this additional context. AND for this super helpful, easily-actionable post. Greatly appreciated! 🙏

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Meg M's avatar

Excellent information, thank you for the detailed instructions!

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Glad you found it useful! Please consider sharing it with your network so others can get access to this. Thanks

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lunafaer (she/they)'s avatar

any thoughts on ecosia? i’ve been using the app instead of safari (no ads…they plant trees…they don’t try to sell me anything or force AI on me)…not sure how it adds up.

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Jason Rowe's avatar

I’ve got no qualms with it. I know many people who use it.

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Demian Elaine' Yumei's avatar

So helpful, thank you!

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Jason Rowe's avatar

You’re welcome! Be sure to share for others

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Little Gray's avatar

I use Clear History and Website Data in Safari after every search, so perhaps 15-20 times each day.

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BioRat's avatar

"Even better delete your account and ditch them for good", Hahaha. EXACTLY! Absolutely beautiful read. Brave browser all the way!! Thank you for this

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Catoctin Monty49's avatar

Startpage for searching; based in the Netherlands. Been using this for about 15 years with Brave browser. Firefox for banking.

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JOY A. SIMMONS's avatar

What about Duck Duck Go and Nord Vpn

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