actually awesome and fast search engine (depending on which instance you use) with no trashy AI and ADs results also great for privacy, if you don’t know which instance to use go to https://searx.space/ and choose an instance closest to you

    • Derp@lemmy.ml
      62·
      2 months ago

      A VPN will not save you, they are easily worse for privacy in terms of user tracking. It centralises your entire web traffic in a single place for the VPN provider to track (and potentially sell).

      • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 months ago

        You either trust the ISP or a VPN. Its a tool not a blanket of protection. Opsec and knowing how to move is most important.

        • notprogrammer
          1·
          2 months ago

          But you pay more for what is essentially the same with a VPN. You have to buy a VPN subscription on top of your internet subscription, get less speed because your internet traffic is being routed through a different country and get no benefit to privacy. The only use case for a VPN is when you have to bypass georestrictions.