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[Valeri Galtsev]

On 8/22/21 3:17 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:04:44 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
>> I remember there was scroogle.[org or com?] which was doing similar
>> thing, until the founder died ;-(
> 
> I started with Scroogle and after that used Startpage a lot. Some of my
> browsers still open with Startpage, but I tend to migrate more and
> more to Google.
> 
> By default Startpage's family filter is enabled.

Oh, thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I do not want anybody filtering 
anything I request or what comes to me. Like firefox wants by default 
filter "deceptive or dangerous content".

> It seems to be
> possible to use a special URL to keep the settings, when deleting
> cookies. Sometimes the family filter is an issue, even when using
> non-offensive Linux and FreeBSD search terms.
> 
> Suggestions and hits differ when comparing Startpage and Google.
> 
Then to keep privacy level close to what one has with startpage.com one 
can access google using tor browser

> If I type "lens co" the second suggestion shown by Google is "lens
> correction", Startpage doesn't offer "lens correction" at all.
> 
> Suggestions are important for those who don't know the correct term,
> for individuals with dyslexia, not being familiar with a foreign
> language and so on.
> 

Yes, but once one needs suggestions... the privacy goes out of the 
window (Ah, I guess it is US idiom I stole, I should have said: 
disappears instead).

Valeri

> If I type "fo pa" Google offers "fopaux" which leads to "faux pas".
> Startpage offers "fo pang" which leads to nothing useful. For
> Startpage it at least is required to type "fopa" without the space, to
> get a pointer to "faux pas".
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Valeri Galtsev
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Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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University of Chicago
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