[MarkHarmon]

"... it is somewhat unfair against DDG since the argument works against any internet company"

What other search engines are being suggested for use as a safer alternative to the major search engines? Did any of those companies respond by affirming their ability to protect your privacy in a way that is not technically possible?

The author's point is that you can't dodge the NSA's scrutiny, and if you think you can then you are either lying or uneducated about the NSA's capabilities.

UPDATE: What I'm trying to say is that the article doesn't really work when directed at Google or Yahoo because we already know that our privacy is compromised there.

[Amarok]

What about startpage? I know they're still dependent on google, but in terms of privacy they seem to be at the same level as DDG. At least they're smaller than DDG, so it's less likely that the NSA will bother with them

[MarkHarmon]

We need a definitive answer on whether PFS is truly perfect. If ssl->vpn->https->anon-dns->tor->tls2->no-logging-search is safe then our searches for weird porn might be private.