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Cuthbert Allgood

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22. It's not just that.

Reply to Casady1 (Reply #17)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:02 AM

Feb 2022

Assuming they know your search history, they are giving you things you like. They also know where you are in the world and will give you results based on that. If I just search for a movie (and am not using a VPN), it will give me movie times in my town for that movie today. If I then start searching for one of the stars in that movie, I won't need to put in more than a couple letters before it suggests that actor because it knows I just searched for the movie. Their algorithm does more than just clicks.

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I see all these nuts are going to duck duck- How Google works [View all] Casady1 Feb 2022 OP

Is it correct Delphinus Feb 2022 #1

I don't know that. Casady1 Feb 2022 #2

No, that seems to be an urban myth like false claims Target was a foreign French company wishstar Feb 2022 #7

I use both DDG and Google EYESORE 9001 Feb 2022 #3

It's unclear to me from the OP why it's nutty to use duckduckgo. Mister Ed Feb 2022 #4

I've used DuckDuckGo for years. The only thing I use google for is to bootleg British crime Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #6

I only said that Casady1 Feb 2022 #9

Now I understand. Thanks. n/t Mister Ed Feb 2022 #10

It's part of their authoritarian mindset and some projection. Hugin Feb 2022 #21

Yahoo is the search engine that I use. n/t ChazII Feb 2022 #5

I use duckduckgo Raine Feb 2022 #8

why do people take this personally? Casady1 Feb 2022 #11

You called people using Duck Duck Go "nuts". lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #15

let me simplify how the search works Casady1 Feb 2022 #17

What does that have to do with your attack on users of DuckDuckGo? lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #18

and you sold search when? Casady1 Feb 2022 #19

Yeesh. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #24

It's not just that. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #22

Yep. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #25

I've used Duck-Duck-Go as my search engine for years now. The few times I've gone abqtommy Feb 2022 #12

Ditto..... a kennedy Feb 2022 #13

I wasn't following you, but post 9 cleared it up. nt Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #14

Been using DDG for years Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #16

Your devices are listening all the time. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #20

After the Maidenform body thong incident... Hugin Feb 2022 #23

I have seen this happen way too many times to call it coincidence. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #26

For those of us who talk in our sleep... Hugin Feb 2022 #27

OMG a whole 'nother nightmare. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #28

After the second restraining order was served... Hugin Feb 2022 #29