> I still get "trisquel" mentioned in the duckduckgo query url. Where does it
read that from? If duckduckgo can get it, it means everyone else can get it
too.
Abrowser's default search command adds that parameter. My understanding is
that Trisquel receives a cut of the ad revenue when Trisquel users view ads
on DuckDuckGo, and this parameter is used to indicate to DuckDuckGo that a
user was referred from Trisquel. It might be a fingprinting risk, since not
very many people use Trisquel, but only for DDG, not other sites.
Manually adding DDG as a search engine like Magic Banana did would do the
trick. Or better yet, use a [Searx instance][1]. DDG requires non-free JS
for certain functionality like image searches, and the server-side code is
private, which keeps it centralized. Searx is completely functional without
JS, its JS enhancements are free software, and the server-side code is public
and free, so rather than everyone having to trust a single company they can
choose from multiple instances or host their own.
[1]: https://searx.space/
