Privacy-Focused Search Engines: Alternatives to Google
Search engines track your queries extensively. Every search you perform creates a profile used for targeted advertising and sold to third parties. Privacy-focused search engines offer alternatives providing search functionality without surveillance. Why Google Search Is Problematic Google is the world’s dominant search engine, but its business model depends on advertising revenue. To maximize advertising effectiveness, Google tracks every search query you perform. Google combines search data with information from Gmail, YouTube, Chrome, and other services. This comprehensive profile enables extremely precise targeting for advertising. ...