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Browser search plugins I use

Posted 10-21-2011 at 08:24 AM by jere21
Updated 11-01-2011 at 09:20 AM by jere21

  • duckduckgo - not needed, I configured my address bar (type about:config into the address bar, search for keyword.url and change it to the DDG URL based on your configuration)
  • https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ar/?src=search - not really a search plugin itself, just better: right-click in any website in a search box and choose "Add to Search Bar..."
  • leo.org dictionary
  • merriam webster dictionary
  • dasoertliche.de german inverse phone number search
  • ssl
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duckduckgo - search engine without tracking and search bubble

Posted 10-04-2011 at 02:12 PM by jere21
Updated 10-23-2011 at 03:36 PM by jere21

When I had a first look on it, I didn't like it. Now, one year later, I checked again - and now I really do:

http://duckduckgo.com is a really privacy oriented search engine. But under its very clear surface it also has other features:
  • unbiased search results, NOT depending on any profile that you got. See http://dontbubble.us/
  • privacy, duckduckgo.com doesn't save your data, nor does it turn it to the found website. See http://donttrack.us/
  • instant answers (like "define:TERM"
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