• Pixel@beehaw.org
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      7 months ago

      stract has same issue mentioned above where search engines are actually the only time i want data on me to be easily accessible. not being able to search “food near me” is frustrating, and no privacy-centered google alternative i’ve been happy with has had that feature. im fine with my location and other relevant metadata on me getting used in a search, as long as that metadata is in a black box restricted to me that doesn’t create a profile for advertising companies

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        7 months ago

        Yeah that makes sense. My comment had more to do with the potential of a open source search engine/crawler than anything it currently does. Though I feel the optics feature might be able to account for that eventually.

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      7 months ago

      I put in the name of my home town and the first 2 links were escort sites offering ladies in that town… Seriously.

      Not really impressed so far.

    • Areldyb [he/him]@beehaw.org
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      7 months ago

      Promising, but not ready for primetime. I spent the last two days using it as my phone’s default search after you mentioned it, and… well, I went back to Google, at least for now.