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Ecosia, is it really so private? (infosec.exchange)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by voxel@infosec.exchange to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Ecosia, is it really so private?

A article about if Ecosia is really a private search engine.
I did spend a lot a time to analyze and investigate Ecosia, I hope this article helps people to better understand how private is Ecosia really and which are the downsides of it. Is the first article I ever written, so it isn't perfect. I'm open for feedback!

https://cryptpad.disroot.org/pad/#/2/pad/view/qQG0ryE6n8EnZSTgCLMd4m87I7hEOoOkokkPPCj+lDs/embed/

#privacy #ecosia #searchengine #datenschutz @privacy

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[–] staustellsimon@infosec.exchange 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@voxel @privacy great read, one grammatical error I spotted in the Conclusion, should be there not their