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What search engine(s) besides DuckDuck have !bangs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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SearXNG does, I think...any others? Looking around for other engines that aren't US-based, though I guess DDG is still considered acceptable for LibreWolf's default engine. Bangs are incredibly useful!

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Subscription search seems at odds with privacy.

[–] revanite@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago

They came out with this feature recently that makes any sort of tracking technically impossible:

https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-privacy-pass

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

Unlike free search where there's definitely no incentive to sell your data to keep the lights on, right?