• Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The results are still tailored to you on Google, based on past usage and tracking history. They aren’t with a bang.

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        1 year ago

        This is incorrect.

        DDG just just performs a simple redirect to Google with the query, where the latter has access to cookies, past usage (especially if one is logged in to Google), etc.

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            1 year ago

            Yes. The !bangs in DDG are for convenience and not for privacy. The convenience of not opening the intended website, and typing/pasting the query to perform the search.