or you could just not use google lol
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There used to be reasons to use Google over DuckDuckGo. But the latter's result quality has gone up while the former's has been enshittified. Still, something about old habits and how they die.
I use SearXNG. They search Google anonymously. I also like the layout better. Less bullshit. Straight to the content.
British ability to turn every noun into an insult simply by adding 'absolute'
Will I ever be able to swear like a true brit?
am i lack toast and tolerant
attracted to mother why
If I learn polish will I learn how to squat like a slav?
Wow
What an absolute squat.
I wondered the fourth one myself
Simply head over to Google and click your profile in the top right (log in if needed)
Do privacy motivated people even have a google account?
"Kinda" - not an account that I'm using to search with. Also, I don't use Google for searching.
I have it bc I still need to download apps via Play Store on Graphene. Don't use it for anything else tho
You can download theAurora Store and download Google Play apps without an account.
Aurora Store currently has problems (probably caused by google). Anonymous login sometimes fails or searches lead to a "sorry, you're rate limited" error.
Awesome! Going to do that this weekend
Yes, when someone shares a google doc with you..smh
I would very much like to delete my Google Account, but alas, I have to use it for work and some Very Important accounts.
Can my girlfriend be pregnant if I kissed her?
What to do with my stacked up toilet papers?
what counts as fat
Can birds fly backwards?
Ha ha ha ha!!!
Unless you automate this to run a search at random intervals, wouldn’t google see a blast of searches and just ignore it as noise? I imagine they employ AI already to filter out nonsensical activity or bot activity.
Really, just stop using google. I migrated from google many years ago. It’s been great. The frustrating part is when they buy up good products and run them into the ground (Nest, Fitbit). Seriously fuck google.
Why not use DuckDuckGo or Brave search engine?
What about Qwant?
I don't Qwant to
Or you can pay 10 bucks for Kagi and enjoy privacy.
Whats Kagi?
It's a premium, subscription-based search engine. Basically, you just pay them monthly instead of getting ads.
Lol. Not even open source. Just use a public Searxng instance
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