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Time to ditch #duckduckgo (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by DetectiveSanity@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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In the last couple of months I have noticed an increasing trend of supplying me search results that are completely unrelated to the current query and tie back to my location or previous searches. I can say this with a high degree of certainty this is without a doubt beyond the 100th instance this has happened.

My browser is configured against tracking and fingerprinting (in fact all my devices are) which would make it fairly difficult to retain any data unless they are profiling me.

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[–] sar1n@infosec.pub 100 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've also noticed that if you do a search, click a result, then hit back to go back to the results they manipulate the results in some weird way so they're not the exact same results you got the first time. Infuriating

[–] 69420@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the new quantum search feature: you changed the results by observing them.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes! I thought I was losing my mind. I was like "I swear this was the third result but now it's the 5th? Eh, maybe it was the 5th."

[–] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ducks are learning to gaslight people. Fascinating.

[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah I hate that. Now all results have to be opened in new tabs just in case.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I'd bet that's more bug than feature. Like they're trying to avoid SEO providing any consistent ordering to be gamed.

Still a pain in the ass either way. Vindication for being a complete tab whore.