November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM, "Cindy Sue Causey" <butterflyby...@gmail.com mailto:butterflyby...@gmail.com?to=%22Cindy%20Sue%20Causey%22%20%3Cbutterflybytes%40gmail.com%3E > wrote:
> > On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:30 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > > On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +0000, Joe wrote: > > > > > > You might try Google, with "Debian" (in quotation marks) added to > > > your > > > search terms. You will also find other software not submitted to > > > or > > > accepted by Debian, but packaged in a .deb file. It is your > > > decision > > > whether to trust such software. > > > > > > > > I just tested the following in Google with perfect results (for me): > > > > dragonfly site:deb.debian.org > > > > That might not be universal across search engines so a quick query > > such > > as the following might yield something: > > > > how do i search within specific url in <favorite-search-engine> > > > > "site:" works also with DDG. I wouldn't touch Google with a sanitized > > ten-foot pole. That said, I'm looking for a DDG replacement, since > > they > > devolved to a Bing frontend :-( > > > I hear what you're saying so I thought on it a second then tried > ChatGPT's search feature. I asked it if it had a list of trustworthy > search engines. Received this as part of the answer: > > ***** BEGIN LARGE QUOTE ***** > > 1. Privacy-Focused Search Engines > > These search engines prioritize user privacy and do not track or store > personal data. > > DuckDuckGo: A well-known search engine that does not track users and > provides anonymous search results. > Website: https://duckduckgo.com/ > > Startpage: Offers Google search results but removes all personal > data and tracking. > Website: https://www.startpage.com/ > > Qwant: A privacy-focused European search engine that does not track > users. > Website: https://www.qwant.com/ > > Searx: An open-source metasearch engine that aggregates results from > multiple sources without tracking users. > Website: https://searx.me/ > > Swisscows: A family-friendly and privacy-conscious search engine > based in Switzerland. > Website: https://swisscows.com/ > > ***** END LARGE QUOTE ***** > That's a nice gathering for privacy focused search engines. Thanks.
