#25992: Should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instaead of their normal website as the default search engine? ------------------------------------------+---------------------- Reporter: nsuchy | Owner: tbb-team Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version: Severity: Normal | Keywords: Actual Points: | Parent ID: Points: | Reviewer: Sponsor: | ------------------------------------------+---------------------- The current version of the Tor Browser Bundle uses the search engine DuckDuckGo to allow users to easily make search queries from the about:tor page and the address bar. I noticed that DuckDuckGo also has an onion (hidden) service available. As such, should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instead of their normal website as the default search engine?
**A few benefits I see here:** *) Shows what Tor Hidden Services can do - do all Tor Browser users know about or use a Tor Hidden Service? This could make it shine and users the benefit on a day to day basis. *) The amount of "exit" bandwidth to DuckDuckGo's services would be diverted into relay bandwidth (based on my understanding of tor hidden services - not exactly sure but relays with a no-exit policy would still help route traffic to DuckDuckGo) **Example Query (URL Syntax):** https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/?q=Tor+Browser+Bundle&t=hf -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25992> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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