For many people Google is search — they’ve simply never considered an alternative. But there are plenty of search engines other than Google, offering benefits such as increased privacy, environmental ...

That's where this independent search engine comes in, and makes it so rare in 2025. Mojeek crawls and runs its own search index, doesn't track you for advertising, and offers a rare sliver of peaceful ...

Exclusive data from a poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of The Drum reveals that a large majority of consumers worry about their personal information being shared by search engines such as Google and ...

As Google grew in size and influence over the years, the tech giant also grew to exercise an awful lot of power over the shape of the internet, and its data-hungry tendrils reach into nearly every ...

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that has expanded its offerings to include a full-fledged browser, providing users with a comprehensive solution for private browsing and searching.

Google has dominated the search space for so long that a U.S. District Court judge recently found that it has acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. You have probably used Google ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining ...

It's worth using a privacy-focused browser to stop websites from tracking your online activity and selling your information to third parties. Most of us don't want anyone snooping on our online ...

The new year will bring new controls over what you see online – such as blurring pornographic or violent search results if ...

A change in specific words in Instagram’s privacy policy suggests that indexing options in search engines like Google for professional content will change. This notification applies to advertisers, ...