What search engine provides the best privacy security?

Question

With AOL in the news for releasing search results for people who have used thier search engine to look for stuff and Yahoo, Google and the like saving info on every web search people do, I ask, is there ANY search engine web site that does not save data on web searches done on thier web site? Or will I have to one day explain why I looked up dog poo to the goverment? (If there are none that protect the privacy of web searches done by people now would be a good time to start one and watch the money pile up...dontcha think?) Side note to yahoo...I have done my last search on your website.)

Puppy Zwolle · Accepted Answer

none. They all 'share'.

bradyb · Answer

I doubt there is no search engine that doesn't save results.  

If you are looking for more privacy while searching may I suggest:

http://torpark.nfshost.com/

It's a free anonymous surfing browser (based on Firefox) that will hop your connection around many of the Tor servers on the net.  I believe it also doesn't except cookies, which is how most sites can track your footsteps so to speak.

AOL was stupid to release the searches, this doesn't mean that Yahoo, or Google, or MSNSearch, or myriads of others will do the same thing.  They all keep this data to improve search algorithims and to provide better results and usability.

Sun · Answer

The reason why search engine is free is because they can use the information that you search for making money in various forms.

Atleast Google is fighting for privacy rights!

When people start saying that they will pay for search, then even Google and Yahoo will offer the service you requested.

TomD · Answer

Well it sure isn't AOL...

See here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/06/aol-proudly-releases-massive-amounts-of-user-search-data/

Trending News

What search engine provides the best privacy security?

4 Answers