On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:12 PM, gaurav luthra <[email protected]>wrote:
> FOSSManiac's concerns about Google(at the last GeekMeetup on 16th Jan. > 2011) may have some weight in them but that DuckDuckGo is a better choice is > surely not something that I agree with. > > Let me list out some quick findings after few parallel searches across > Google and DuckDuckGo. > > 1.Google's search is more refined and to the point.Though it can be > attributed to the fact that DuckDuckGo is a new player. > even I tried that and DDG's results were more appropriate for what I needed. eg it returned a pdf file containing format when I searched for cover letter, while google had returned silly looking websites which had more ads than information. (I don't hate ads .. I just ignore them :P - OT but if you have watched movies on DD National ... then you naturally develop the habit of ignoring ads : ;) ) > But opt for DDG only if you have some patience to look through the > results to find what you want and have some(if not plenty) spare time > on your hands,which is very unlikely. > 2.When searching in Google,you have a timestamp associated with each > result(which enables me to decide whether the information is of any value to > me) but DDG simply displays links which may lead to some time penalty if > you hit a dead end after opening a link. > 3.Google provides a handy feature in Link Preview that is not present in > DDG. > thats a pretty new feature .. came less than a month ago ... and frankly I have not found it very useful till date. > > Now coming to the privacy part. > 1.Everybody hates Ads.DDG doesn't have Ads but you can customize Google to > act the way you want. > Install Ad-Block Plus for FF and save yourself a lot of irritation. > Agreed ... block or ignore :) > 2.If you don't want Google to customize your search results,Turn OFF Web > History. > Note:Google provides the Web-History Controls to both Signed-Out and > Signed-in users. > yeah.. do that for stuff* that you don't want to be linked to your profile so that when you open the website it does not start suggesting those* results. 3.And if you want to minimise the effect of searches being traced back to > you,search when Signed-Out of Google. > And if you are looking for some sensitive/classified info. or restricted > keywords use a VPN/Proxy etc. > > Now some points that make DDG look evil than it is. > 1.When you use image search on DDG.ie. <search-keyword> !i it redirects to > Google Image Search.(wooottt???). > 2.When you use news search on DDG ie.<search-keyword> !n it redirects to > Yahoo News. > 3.When you use Maps search on DDG ie. <search-keyword> !m it redirects to > Google Maps. > > Now even if DDG doesn't track you,rest assured when you click on the Google > Image,Yahoo News,Google Maps pages from above your IP > is still being logged into their servers. > So can I say that DDG is just adding one messy step to my Google way.Either > way i am already being tracked (Privacy goes Boom!) > ,so why not be smart with Google(use proper settings and protection) than > be foolish with DDG. > good statement ^^ > > So IMO the trick is to make smart Decisions. > My 2 cents on the issue. > I would like to hear what you have to say to this... > -- > ~GAURAV LUTHRA~ > > -- > LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- regards Anuvrat Parashar Vice President, ALiAS (Amity Linux Assistance Sapience) Member, Digit Community Advisory Council -- LUG@IITD - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
