Another Google Challenger with Two Angles: Anonymity and Charity
May 12, 2015
I read another “Google killer” write up today. Hope springs eternal I know. The article is “New Search Engine from Waterfox Founder Aims to Take a Punch at Google.” The idea is that the search engine will offer “users absolute privacy online.” I thought that the combination of an alias, a VPN, and the Tor bundle delivered at least some privacy online.
The idea is that the new Storm search system will deliver anonymized search and pay some money derived from the system to non profit outfits. The article reports:
The aim is to tempt millions of users away from Google and create substantial revenues for worthy organizations. Up to £20 could be generated from each active user per year for charitable causes, the company claims.
The article points out that Storm has come competition:
Most of the successful entrants offer users the ability to search the web privately and securely, hiding their data from brands and data crunchers online. DuckDuckGo, which brands itself as a champion of privacy rights, has now been included on Apple’s internet browser Safari. Qwant, StartPage, and Ixquick are also vying for market share in the private browsing space.
My question, “What metasearch engines do you use regularly?”
Did I hear, “None.”
Another question, “Are you certain the queries are anonymous?”
Did I hear someone say, “I don’t know.”
Exactly.
Stephen E Arnold, May 12, 2015
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