Category
Search
Privacy-respecting search engines
Every search you run says something about you, and the dominant engines log it. The search engines in this category take a different line: no tracking, and no query history tied to a profile. Some run their own web index for genuinely independent results; others refine and rerank existing ones. You trade away some personalisation and gain a search box that treats each query on its own terms, rather than as another entry in an advertising profile.
4 European tools
Ecosia
GermanyFree
GermanySearch engine that uses ad revenue to plant trees around the world.
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Mojeek
United KingdomFree
United KingdomUK-built search engine with its own independent web index, not a reseller of Google or Bing results.
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Qwant
FranceFree
FrancePrivacy-first search engine made in France with its own index.
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Startpage
NetherlandsFree
NetherlandsDutch search engine that shows Google results without the tracking or personalization.
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