Today, the Colorado Supreme Court became the first state supreme court in the country to address the constitutionality of a keyword warrant—a digital dragnet tool that allows law enforcement to identify everyone who searched the internet for a specific term or phrase. In a weak and ultimately...
Headquartered in the US so I wouldn’t guarantee it.
This was against Google specifically but I would imagine it would hold up against any US based search engine they felt someone was using.
Or they just don’t care. Most people I know don’t think twice about their online privacy and security. “Why should I care? I don’t have anything to hide.”
In addition to being based in the US, DDG has had some issues with allowing Microsoft tracking on their DDG Browser. Their search does not have the same issues, but it might be wise to use TorBrowser to search anything you’d rather not explain in front of a judge.
Duck duck go protects you from this, correct?
Why would anyone use Google after this precedent?
Headquartered in the US so I wouldn’t guarantee it.
This was against Google specifically but I would imagine it would hold up against any US based search engine they felt someone was using.
Right, they must respond to a subpoena. But they don’t retain search records, do they?
In some cases they must retain the information. Like your ISP in the USA had to retain data for le purposes.
Your statement contradicts their stated policy, and I’m not aware of any such requirement in the US.
https://duckduckgo.com/privacy
IP retention is addressed in the first paragraph under “privacy policy”, and it stated they don’t save or log it.
How do you know? You don’t control their servers
Your point is not unique: all websites require your trust.
So if that’s your threat model you can’t use any search engine.
But if we want to put that aside and discuss their stated policy, then the link I provided addressed the parent statement that
Which directly refutes that there is any such requirement.
You shouldn’t trust any search engine. That’s my point.
They don’t know any better.
Or they just don’t care. Most people I know don’t think twice about their online privacy and security. “Why should I care? I don’t have anything to hide.”
That is another reason.
I think all search engines have this issue since law enforcement can step in any time.
The one exception might be proxy searches
In addition to being based in the US, DDG has had some issues with allowing Microsoft tracking on their DDG Browser. Their search does not have the same issues, but it might be wise to use TorBrowser to search anything you’d rather not explain in front of a judge.
And remember there’s a Duck Duck Go onion service: https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion Proof: search on duckduckgo for “duckduckgo onion” and a widget appears in the search results.
Alternatively, set your tor browser to always prioritize onion addresses in the settings.