13 comments

  • twelvechess 15 hours ago ago

    Data privacy is going to become a luxury. This is why the mission of teams like DuckDuckGo, GrapheneOS and more, is so important

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  • rolph 13 hours ago ago

    next in: trolling by google search.

    A.K.A. salting your search history with invidious gems.

    e.g. google "how to sneak into PD breakroom and put laxative on all the donuts" , and many more

    • bdangubic 8 hours ago ago

      there are for sure a ton of browser extensions that will do this

  • sharemywin 17 hours ago ago

    so by that logic is transaction data allowed without a warrant?

  • like_any_other 15 hours ago ago

    Safe against unreasonable search and seizure... unless literally any corporate entity sees you.

  • kittikitti 16 hours ago ago

    The first thing I do when installing a new browser is to change the default search engine. I recommend Ecosia and DuckDuckGo but Brave Search for the most private options.

    • fsflover 16 hours ago ago

      Why do you think Brave Search is more private?

      • kittikitti 8 hours ago ago

        Because they serve their own independent search index. Others, under the hood, just use Bing or Google API for searches. This could mean that searching on other engines queries the sites that enable abuse described in the original article. Other sites that operate their own index include Yandex but because it's headquartered in Moscow, Russia, I have doubts about their privacy. This is what leads me to conclude that Brave Search has the best general privacy. I'm not entirely convinced by DuckDuckGo because it could just be a honeypot since it's approved by Big Tech gatekeepers.

        • bdangubic 8 hours ago ago

          brave is about as private as a public library :)

      • zdp7 14 hours ago ago

        Because they promise to not be evil. Oh, wait that was someone else.

  • overtone1000 15 hours ago ago

    A better headline would be, "Google helped the suspect find their victim and then helped the police find their suspect"

    • GeekyBear 14 hours ago ago

      How about, "Hording your users personal data in order to make ad sales more profitable is now more risky for those users than ever?"