Hi. On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:29:39 -0500 John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Reco writes: > > He meant that StartPage wants anybody to believe that they don't show > > any ads, don't place any cookies, they don't use any javascript on > > their site, and of course, they would not track anyone while they're > > lifting Google's search results. > > But I always block ads, cookies, scripts, and trackers anyway. > StartPage just pointlessly adds another layer. Then there's absolutely no difference between the Google and the StartPage, short of two: - By querying Google directly you provide Google your IP address which can be linked to your search query, creating your search history anyway. - By querying StartPage do the same for the StartPage, but (hopefully), not for the Google itself. Above difference is irrelevant if you don't have a public IP (see RFC1918 for the details). The second difference is: 1) The links in the Google search result are prefixed with: https://www.google.<insert_tld_here>/url?q= and containing an extra parameters such as: sa=U&ei=<base64_junk_here>&ved=<more_base64_junk> Clicking the link results in redirection via Google - presumably they want to know which link(s) you've clicked. 2) Startpage helpfully provides you the direct links. Above difference is irrelevant again if you modify Google's search results with some kind of userscript. > How does StartPage pay their bills? Beats me. I don't work for them. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140524214345.927482c309a8d4e0302fd...@gmail.com
