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Post-PRISM, Google Confirms Quietly Moving To Make All Searches Secure, Except For Ad Clicks

Published on 2013/09/23 By admin

In the past month, Google quietly made a change aimed at encrypting all search activity — except for clicks on ads. Google says this has been done to provide “extra protection” for searchers, and the company may be aiming to block NSA spying activity

Duck Duck Go’s Post-PRISM Growth Actually Proves No One Cares About “Private” Search

Published on 2013/06/22 By admin

Look out, Google! Duck Duck Go is on the rise, posting a 50% traffic increase in just eight days. Is this proof people want a “private” search engine, in the wake of allegations the PRISM program allows the US government to read search data with unfettered access? Nope

DuckDuckGo Passes 3 Million Searches, Just 8 Days After Hitting 2 Million

Published on 2013/06/18 By admin

Another week, another traffic record in the alternative search engine space. DuckDuckGo (DDG) tweeted this morning about its latest milestone: more than three million direct searches in a single day

Spurred By PRISM Scandal, StartPage & Ixquick Surpass 3 Million Daily Searches

Published on 2013/06/14 By admin

Alternative search engines are having a good week, likely thanks to public awareness and concern over data and privacy issues being raised by the PRISM scandal.

Spurred By PRISM Scandal, StartPage & Ixquick Surpass 3 Million Daily Searches

Published on 2013/06/14 By admin

Alternative search engines are having a good week, likely thanks to public awareness and concern over data and privacy issues being raised by the PRISM scandal. StartPage and Ixquick, two small search engines from the same company, announced this week that they surpassed three million daily..