Which company would accept (and pay for that) given there's no legal requirement for it?
Here's a better test: DDG sets exactly one cookie in my browser, with a short value (not unique enough to track anything). Makes me trust them more than some BS popup saying "we care about your privacy"
I don't see why I wouldn't trust DDG in relation to their alternatives
Maybe relevant for a company whose business model is built around the promise of preserving end-user privacy?
> I don't see why
Data storage and network communication occurring inside the European space alone, rather than sending packets from European users to elsewhere unknown. Being fully accountable to European law, with base offices and employees in Europe so they are subject to the same data-protection rules as other locally-based companies.
When looking at other alternatives such as Ecosia, Qwant: they do offer this and yet are seldom presented as a search engine option by Android. Strange.
W.r.t. them I agree, but have they been subject to a 3rd party audit (honest question, I'm not familiar with them)?
I'm not saying we should trust DDG (or any search engine) 100% without proof, but the best way of keeping your privacy is not collecting data and it seems DDG is doing that.
Because unless you have evidence they're abusing their data collection (as, you know, a lot of websites do) I'm not buying the FUD.
DDG is a tiny company that owes its small measure of success to building and maintaining a good reputation among devs and other tech-savvy, privacy-conscious users.