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DuckDuckGo starting to give more "personal" search results (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by Cataphract@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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Been slowly running into more results from DDG that seem to have some "personal parameter" or difference in search results. I had a search saved from some months ago, went to check it for some references and got new hits involving local organizations that had nothing to do with the search. Opening up a private browser I see that the searches aren't 100% matching up either.

I see this as only getting worse, I want to be able to enter a search and it searches for my query. Not based on my personality or whatever info is being collected. Does anyone know a search engine that's reliable and focuses on giving the same results and doesn't try this "personalized" crap?

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[-] 50MYT@aussie.zone 18 points 2 months ago

Yep.

For the simple response - they group all the searches from your location based on IP, and the results are weighted from that.

So if your town has a airshow on, all the DDG users that search for airshow near you will bump those responses up the weighting scale for all uses in your area. Regardless of you search for it.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The location is very rough, not even the same town. Usually it things I'm in a while different country in Europe

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