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We're trying to get a version that works with javascript disabled (for TOR), but are trying to avoid having to maintain two separate clients. We'll try to push it out soon. Many thanks for the feedback on our beta.

Sorry you feel that way. In the Cliqz browser you search as you type. To search and serve results we need to know the query. We will have an article on exactly this product in a week or so.

We will also be sharing more details on the process on data collection in the blog posts scheduled in the next 3 days. Of course, you don't need to trust what we say, all the code used for collecting data is open-source for transparency and auditing: https://github.com/cliqz-oss/browser-core

Lastly, privacy policies are legally binding documents, and we take the law very seriously. We are located in Germany, where privacy laws are as tough as they get (e.g. GDPR was loosely just a re-wording of the existing data protection directive in Germany).

Yep, the The Accept-language header seems the most reasonable to go for. Will try to get it out as early as possible.

Many thanks for the feedback. We'll add the language autodetection for the interface and results this week. There is no profiling taking place. The country is just to select what index you would like results from - we'll try to make the UI better.

This is still beta, so please keep on using it and we'd love to hear more feedback [beta@cliqz.com].

There is - click the settings icon on the top-right corner. Then click on Sucheinstellungen, and under Sprache choose English.

I am not a historian, but I cannot think of any empire where there was no coercion. I read it in this context: Empires must fall, because "Absolute power corrupts absolutely".

Disclosure: I work at Cliqz.

Try to run this test. If you query "what is my ip" in duckduckgo, or any of the other ones I mentioned, you will notice in the description of one of the top results this IP: 207.46.13.147. It's a BingBot IP [0]. It's a good enough test to spot where results are coming from.

[0] https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/207.46.13.147

I have mixed feelings about this. If you recommend DuckDuckGo, Qwant, Ecosia you're essentially recommending Bing. Each of them have to show bing ads, forward the users' IPs as per Bing's terms of service (to fight ad fraud etc). Similarly, if you recommend StartPage, you're recommending Google. Same drill with ads.

I like DuckDuckGo. But unless they build their own search - I think the fundamental problem has not been tackled. There is no good, independent, private search alternative.

[Edit] I am not trying to single out DDG. There are a few replies that either demand for proof (rightfully) or suggest Bing is used only sometimes. I do not have conclusive proof, but have worked on search. Here's a couple of things for the curious:

1. Try to run this test: If you query "what is my ip" in duckduckgo (DDG), or any of the other ones I mentioned, you will notice in the description of one of the top results this IP: 207.46.13.147. It's a BingBot IP [0]. It's a good enough test to spot where results are coming from.

2. Open two browser windows side by side with DDG and Bing. Turn on results for the country you are in in DDG. Look attentively. Try image search.

It is clear that DDG does some re-ranking based on its own, but it's very often the same results.

[0] https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/207.46.13.147

DuckDuckGo is already partnering with Bing - that's where they get their results from.

Maybe you already do it, but I think integrating adblocker functionality when loading JS sites would be desirable to reduce load time. And if ads are what the API user is interested in, perhaps add a flag for whether or not one wants ads to load.

Recommendation: https://github.com/cliqz-oss/adblocker Should be the fastest adblocker library (used by Ghostery, Cliqz and Brave)

Official Press Release from European Commission: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-1770_en.htm

Website vizualising the data available on https://whotracks.me

Morgan Freeman should narrate these for free

In this case, the airline would have to get explicit consent for sharing the user's personal data with third parties. So at the very least, it will increase transparency. Post-GDPR, in the event of negligence, organizations like https://noyb.eu/ will become more relevant as mediums for collective action in the form of class action suits.

EDIT: (Addendum) - The user would also have the right to ask the first party (airline) to "require" third parties it has shared personal data with, to delete them. Enforcing this however, will be hard.

>Online identifiers ... is important for developers. It includes things like IP addresses, mobile device IDs, browser fingerprints, RFID tags, MAC addresses, cookies, telemetry, user account IDs, and any other form of system-generated data which identifies a natural person.

What if one exclusively collects telemetry IDs (unique per application), with which usage stats are sent. To what extent is this personal data? On who does the burden of proof for 'being able to identify a natural person' fall?

Maybe of interest: https://www.whotracks.me/ - A growing list of profiles on trackers and tracking landscape on popular domains.

Flowers for Algernon from David Keyes