Some key points:
- Acts as a Google proxy, removes tracking links and caches results
- Only available for Mullvad paid users
- 100 free direct searches a day, unlimited cached searches (further search result pages count towards limit)
- Results cached over all users for 30 days
Also why would I trust them over Google?
- They have strong commitment to open source and have put their finances into that in addition to releasing code.
- They are doing a lot in terms of transparent infrastructure: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/1/12/diskless-infrastructur...
> Also why would I trust them over Google?
For Google your data is the product, for Mullvad you pay for a service.
Mailing cash in an anonymous envelope has a certain charm, but OTOH I have consistently had terrible experiences with the Swedish postal service and that seems to be a widespread opinion.
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/6/20/were-removing-the-opti...
You can see an example of their lack of data retention from a post about when they were raided - there was nothing to find.
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/4/20/mullvad-vpn-was-subjec...
Their blog is a good place if you want to get a sense of what they're like as a company.
This is a cool addition for sure though