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Google, which started as a simple search engine in 1997, is now a major player in just about every facet of our digital lives. A commensurate increase in scrutiny has followed. From data privacy issues to antitrust claims, the “Do No Evil” company has been accused of myriad unsavory practices. On top of that, it has been known to somewhat abruptly cancel services and products. Owing in part to these trials and tribulations, there are several services now seeking to draw customers away… Source link

Do you really know who’s watching? Angela Lang/CNET … Source link

Brave, makers of the privacy-focused Brave browser, launched a new search engine in public global beta on Tuesday (via TechCrunch). Brave Search, like the company’s browser, is meant to be a private and transparent alternative to Google’s offerings that doesn’t turn users into carefully surveilled targets for advertising. It also isn’t dependent on Google’s results — Brave Search uses its own independent index of the web to function. Using an entirely different index is kind… Source link

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