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Anonymous
Mar 24, 2013, 3:01:56 PM3/24/13
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The browser is where you should focus on first and foremost for internet
security. Advertisers, who are exceedingly savvy about this sort of
thing, know all too well that this is the primary place where you can be
discovered and targeted. Other interested parties are also aware of it.
For us the focus should be even more finely tuned in that the browser's
search engine is where we need to pay close attention.
Therefore, my preference among search engines is DuckDuckGo:
https://duckduckgo.com/
It has more than one Firefox plugin, depending on what all you want from
it. It has Community support, and it is growing more sophisticated. It
also has a strong "Do not track" policy, which you can find more about
here: http://whatisdnt.com/
If you want to use it as the default provider in IE 9 or 10, this
options is available as well. Just take into account how much activity
you put into searching and understand the importance of it to your
anonymity. There is no such thing as a fool-proof solution, but you can
take steps in the right direction to help yourself substantially.
security. Advertisers, who are exceedingly savvy about this sort of
thing, know all too well that this is the primary place where you can be
discovered and targeted. Other interested parties are also aware of it.
For us the focus should be even more finely tuned in that the browser's
search engine is where we need to pay close attention.
Therefore, my preference among search engines is DuckDuckGo:
https://duckduckgo.com/
It has more than one Firefox plugin, depending on what all you want from
it. It has Community support, and it is growing more sophisticated. It
also has a strong "Do not track" policy, which you can find more about
here: http://whatisdnt.com/
If you want to use it as the default provider in IE 9 or 10, this
options is available as well. Just take into account how much activity
you put into searching and understand the importance of it to your
anonymity. There is no such thing as a fool-proof solution, but you can
take steps in the right direction to help yourself substantially.
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Dave U. Random
Mar 25, 2013, 11:30:25 PM3/25/13
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On Mon, 25 Mar 2013, incog...@mixnym.net wrote:
>In article <kinijs$7v0$1...@news.mixmin.net>
>Try ixquick!
>https://www.ixquick.com
Yes, that, and I like startpage.com via Tor to search Google,
although the search results are parsed, or maybe the word is
truncated, compared to searching Google directly. I've found
that the "View by Ixquick Proxy" links usually work via Tor in
the startpage search results also.
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Bub
>In article <kinijs$7v0$1...@news.mixmin.net>
>https://www.ixquick.com
Yes, that, and I like startpage.com via Tor to search Google,
although the search results are parsed, or maybe the word is
truncated, compared to searching Google directly. I've found
that the "View by Ixquick Proxy" links usually work via Tor in
the startpage search results also.
--
Bub
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2013, 11:23:17 AM3/27/13
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In article <d3cfb850a4683b0b...@anonymitaet-im-inter.net>
Ixquick and Startpage are the same company with different labels. I
DONT care for (trust?) its claim to protect my privacy, especially
when you use their feature to create your permanent custom search
settings. It creates a hash string with your settings to uniquely
identify your browser. It lets you save it to their "cloud" or your
browser url. Talk about correlation!
Good results or not, I avoid a company that holds a unique hash
string of my browser to tie together my browsing habits. You might
as well wear a sign saying, "Hi, it's me. Ready for my latest
search?"
DONT care for (trust?) its claim to protect my privacy, especially
when you use their feature to create your permanent custom search
settings. It creates a hash string with your settings to uniquely
identify your browser. It lets you save it to their "cloud" or your
browser url. Talk about correlation!
Good results or not, I avoid a company that holds a unique hash
string of my browser to tie together my browsing habits. You might
as well wear a sign saying, "Hi, it's me. Ready for my latest
search?"
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