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Don’t Be It (lemmy.world)
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[–] 14 points 1 month ago (23 children)

Main problem with "paid" is that you have to log in for searching = all your searches can be tied to your payment into / identity. That's a big no-no.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Not to mention Kagi is based in the U.S. Whatever privacy promises they make are bullshit.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Either bullshit or delusional (which amounts to bullshit for the users) if they don't realize that they can't do anything about a FISA court order. Do they have a warrant canary at least?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes: https://kagi.com/privacy

    They also have options for anonymous search.

    I’m curious about how well they enforce that, and how as a European on European servers they do more, but I wil assume it’s all transparent to state actors. As are all others.

    The benefits are in corporations and being monetized.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (18 children)

    VPN providers and torrent sites solved this a while ago, allowing anonymous payments: crypto, even mailing cash.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (17 children)

    Are you really so naive to assume that your searches tied together won't allow to identify you within days? Please never work in cybersecurity.

    Also, crypto coins are a scam nowadays, thanks to the investment markets making them unstable as fuck.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (16 children)

    Bad news for you, I do work in cybersecurity (for over a decade), and I don't search for "hot singles in my exact address", so a bunch of k8s error message searches and the odd banana bread recipe won't identify me in a while.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (15 children)

    Working in cybersecurity and mistaking your own online behavior as being relevant for everyone else. How could that possibly backfire? /s

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (14 children)

    If someone cares, they have to be careful. No amount of anonymous tor usage will prevent exposing you if you Google your name and social security number.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (13 children)

    You shouldn't go around advising people to use anonymous payment methods for search engines that "protect your privacy". That's really bad advice, is all I am saying. But good for you...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (12 children)

    They protect your privacy as much as a search engine can.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (11 children)

    You really need to step back and reevaluate.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (10 children)

    What exactly?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (9 children)

    In this scenario: Your assessment of the reality of what "protecting people's privacy" means.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (8 children)

    Some protection is better than none. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (7 children)

    Except using a search engine without login from a private browser window is better(!) protection by far.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (6 children)

    Except fingerprinting

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (5 children)

    Which is, of course, something kagi couldn't do... Right?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    Of course they could, they don't need to since you're logged in, and they don't have an incentive since you're a paying customer, not the product.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    in other words, "trust me bro". You really should look for a job more suitable to your qualifications. IT security is not it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yeah, lawyers write terms and conditions for shits and giggles. Good luck with your incognito mode.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    In the case of capitalism, yes, that's pretty accurate. T&C mean nothing when it comes to enforceable consumer rights vs. digital giants. Especially for companies based in Fascistan.

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