I don't need a 27-page novel to know the temperature and time to cook something. I also don't want to he directed to Pintrest and be required to have an account. Honestly, I've started using Bing more often.

[–] Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try Brave Search, Duckduckgo, Startpage, or Searxng. For more detail on these recommendation (that I definitely did not just steal), check out the Privacy Guides page, or The New Oil for a different, albeit overlapping, set of recommendations and take on search engines.

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Best not to use brave since it's a front for crypto. Other's are okay

[–] AndreasRenner@feddit.uk 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We developed GOOD search (www.good-search.org) as a value-based alternative search engine: 100% free of Big Tech, 100% ad free (as Google and Bing control the search advertising market. Europe-based. No loud marketing, as we are to the greatest extent a volunteer project, working with independent search feeds. For anyone who wants no Google or Bing inside, may be a good option ...

[–] Codeviper828@lemmus.org 1 points 8 months ago

......that you have to pay for.......

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is DuckDuckGo the best alternative?

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ecosia for planting trees

[–] Chestrade@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I used to have my default engine set to ecosia. I loved it, but their recent change in their privacy policy about giving information to Google was a big no-no for me.