Google Alternatives: Search Engines You Should Try

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:54:03 +0000

When evaluating an alternative to Google, the question you should ask isn’t “does it respect privacy?” because everyone answers yes. It is where they get their results from: very few have their own index; others resell those of Google or Microsoft, with varying degrees of filtering. This is why some alternatives feel so much like the giants, and why the most interesting development lately is a European index built from scratch.

You switch search engines for two different reasons, which should be kept separate: to be profiled less, or to get different results. One tool doesn’t always work for both.

Best Web Browsers: Privacy, Speed, and Resource Usage

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:30:12 +0000

Over the last two years, the choice of browser has changed for a reason that has nothing to do with speed: Manifest V3. As of July 2025 Chrome will no longer support old extensions, including uBlock Origin, and only the stripped-down uBlock Origin Lite version will be available. Firefox still supports the full version: if you care about blocking ads, this alone should guide your choice.

For everything else, browsers are more similar than ever. Aside from Firefox and Safari, they all use Chrome’s engine, so pages look the same and you won’t notice speed differences in everyday use. Three things do change: what they do with your data, which extensions they accept, and how much memory they consume. And, recently, how much artificial intelligence they put in front of you.

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Google Alternatives: Search Engines You Should Try

Best Web Browsers: Privacy, Speed, and Resource Usage