"Mustangs !yt" -> Youtube
"Mustangs !b" -> Bing
More here: https://duckduckgo.com/bang
- When DuckDuckGo lists results that it got from Yahoo or Bing, your phone or laptop isnt getting cookies from Yahoo or Bing.
Cons to Using DuckDuckGo
- DuckDuckGo labels itself as a privacy search engine, so it wont be terribly helpful to use it for things requiring location. A search for "air conditioners for sale in New Orleans, LA" will give you a craigslist-like site, followed by a contractors webpage, and a link to YellowPages. The same search on google gives the names of some local and major-chain businesses who sell and install air conditioners.
And in case youre wondering if incognito mode stops Googles tracking that results from your Google searches, the answer is no. A loud no with arms waving no. Only a non-tracking search engine like DuckDuckGo (that can guarantee your privacy) does that. Bing and Yahoo and Google will still record everything you do regardless of any incognito mode, as it affects the browser options and not the search engine of choice.
Another thing about our beloved Google, whose name keeps popping up like some handle-bar mustached villain in a bad play. Google knows your preferred home temperature and your work schedule when youre away at Six Flags and when you go to sleep and wake up, all thanks to the Nest Learning Thermostat. That, coupled with Google Pictures (which logs images on your phone or PC) makes for one very bright laser red dot on your back. People love convenience over security, even before Ben Franklin wrote his famous quote on liberty and security.
