How to avoid search engine targeting adverts

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Re: How to avoid search engine targeting adverts

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Just learned after today's Waterfox Update that they now offer search.
Very clean-looking results but need to test it.

https://search.waterfox.net/

EDIT: I like it already LOL.

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I honestly have zero problems with Brave, either the browser or the search engine. I want something as close to Google without being Google. I really don't care if the news from the right are actually from the left. The search results does seem to be unbiased. The same cannot be said about Google.
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Re: How to avoid search engine targeting adverts

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mediatechnology wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 12:14 pm Thanks for that link. I recognize that site and had forgotten about.

Mulvad looks to be more secure than Brave which is interesting because I recently downloaded it but haven't installed it yet.

Hadn't head of LibreWolf. Will investigate.
I am liking Waterfox a lot. I've used it on and off but came back to it.
Not sure what is the deal with Firefox now. Recently there was some fuss about Firefox now going to gather data for ad placement, or something like that. Some have even suggested that Linux might dump Firefox from their preinstalled distros. In either case, Firefox is done.
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AnalogJoe wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 1:52 am I honestly have zero problems with Brave, either the browser or the search engine. I want something as close to Google without being Google. I really don't care if the news from the right are actually from the left. The search results does seem to be unbiased. The same cannot be said about Google.
Look at Brave's choice of news sources. All hard-left.

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