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
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.