I really like the Librewolf browser and DuckDuckGo search engine and mobile browser. The Iceraven browser on mobile is also quite nice.

  • SudoDnfDashY@lemmy.ml
    4·
    3 years ago

    Hardened Firefox + Searx, along with Noscript, Ublock Origin, and cookie autodelete. Mobile is the same thing but with Mobile Firefox.

  • Seirdy@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 years ago

    I compiled a list of search engines that use their own indexes for organic results: https://seirdy.one/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes.html

    I’ll probably post a big update to that article at some point that compares if/how some of the listed engines process structured data (RDFa, microdata, JSON-LD, microformats 1/2, open graph metadata, POSH).

    I typically use a Searx/SearxNG instance that mixes Google, Bing, and Bing-derivatives (e.g. DDG) with other indexes: Petal, Mojeek, Gigablast, and Qwant (Qwant mixes its own results with Bing’s). Petal, Gigablast, and Mojeek have been quite helpful for discovering new content; however, I wouldn’t use Petal directly due to privacy concerns. Using it through a Searx proxy you trust more seems alright.

    If I know a query will give me an instant answer I want to use, I’ll use DDG.

  • alex@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 years ago

    I like Brave with DDG as it is relatively simple and doesn’t break loads of sites. I also use the uMatrix extension to block 3rd party JS, this means most sites work fine with their own JS but any other JS is blocked by default.

  • Milliways@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 years ago

    duckduckgo and firefox with arkenfox’s user.js and ublock origin. works really well

  • testingthis@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 years ago

    No one mentions startpage.com?

    The last I used DDG the results were not so good… Plus, DDG ran a huge ad on YouTube seemingly dogging Google – This to me adds weight to a theory that they are in cahoots. Even before seeing that, it seemed likely to me that there is some kind of overlap. So I steer clear of it… Maybe if the results were good it would at least be some consideration… But I think that DDG now may exist for the purpose of ultimately driving people back to Google, and for certain specific testing

    Aside from StartPage, Searx instances like monocles.de. If Qwant fixes their lite.qwant.com then that will be a goto again as well

    • testingthis@lemmy.ml
      0·
      3 years ago

      The fact that this got downvoted should tell you that Lemmy does already have shills. Also clearly illustrated previously in a “host your own email” thread. Hosting your own email is a direct threat to Gmail, and Gmail is a direct threat to all human beings on the planet. If I find that thread again in the next couple weeks I will link it here to show you.

  • victoryonion@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 years ago

    Bounced around alot but I’ve found FF with ublock, then recently started self hosting searx. Searx is alright but I still prefer DDG from time to time.