[grepfru_it]

> example, I can open a private tab and use DuckDuckGo when I want to be a bit more anonymous

That’s the thing, even if you use DDG, the resulting pages have google and other trackers who share with google your information. So even though you think you’re being anonymous, they are still amassing data on you.

[qualudeheart]

How do you know DDG is trustworthy? You should use a searx instance. Better if it’s not running on your server but a friend’s.

[grepfru_it]

Once you visit a search result regardless of the search engine, that search result can tell google Facebook or whoever everything about your connection