I consciously made the decision to stop using Google, partly as an experiment and partly because I thought (and still think) it’s a good idea. Google is an awesome tool for answer many questions, I knew there were more private, more reliable, and simply better resources on the internet.
I was tired of Google tracking me, awhile ago I checked my Google activity, only to be slightly disturbed at the amount of information I found in there.
I found private search engines that still find what I was looking for, without the tracking:
DuckDuckGo - This is the most popular and well-known of the privacy focused search engines.
Search Encrypt — This search engine use excellent “encryption” features and expiring search history but it is a browser extension for Chrome and I was leaving Google.
Bing and Search Encrypt’s in-line video viewers are much better alternatives to Google’s list view. Bing’s filter and search refinement is also more user-friendly than Google’s video feed.
Google Is Everywhere
Log out of your Google account on all your devices, if possible, and start using search engines that protect your privacy. You will soon notice how many ways you’ve been interacting with Google and not even noticing. The ads you see on websites won’t show the exact thing you just searched for. Your phone will stop suggesting directions to the specific place you were about to go.
Yeah, I haven't decided for Facebook yet, what to do...
