Re: Google vs. DDG

[davidson <davidson@freevolt.org>]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 mick crane wrote:
> I think Google tailors results according to what they know about you.
> Even if you reset the router to a new IP and clear all the cookies they still 
> seem to know. I've wondered if the browser has an identifying number.

Supplementing the observations made here by others, I suggest this
introductory reference on the topic:

 https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/about

  Cover Your Tracks is two things: a tool for users to understand how
  unique and identifiable their browser makes them online, and a
  research project to uncover the tools and techniques of online
  trackers and test the efficacy of privacy add-ons. Running tests on
  Cover Your Tracks gives you information about your own browserʼs
  privacy protections, and also helps EFF use statistical methods to
  evaluate the capabilities of third-party trackers and the best forms
  of protection against them.

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