Hi,
gary02121993:
Oh man this sucks! Why isn't StartPage the default search engine
anyway?
Can someone link me the back story?
Thanks!
You might find value in this:
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intrigeri:
Hi,
we're in the process of upgrading Tor Browser to 4.5 in Tails, and
I noticed the migration to Disconnect Search as the default search
engine. That's the kind of changes that we often have to justify in
face of users and auditors, but I wasn't able to find the rationale
behind this decision on the corresponding ticket.
I see the release announcement says:
"Disconnect provides private Google search results to Tor users
without Captchas or bans."
Georg:
Startpage was not happy with our traffic and showed sometimes
CAPTCHAs. Disconnect on the other hand approached us with respect to
search engine traffic and donated some money.
intrigeri:
So, just to clarify: is that the entire rationale behind this move?
Georg:
Yes, although the donated money does not really count here. That did
not
influence the decision but I figured it might be good to add this
anyway
for transparency reasons.
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Spencer
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