Forget Google | Use These Search Engines If You Want to Protect Your Privacy

One thing’s for sure: there’s no more popular search engine than Google. If someone has internet access, chances are they’re either using Google now or they’ve used it at some point in the past.

There’s no doubt that Google is huge, and there’s a really good reason for that. Not only does it offer a ton of features, but it’s the default in most browsers, it’s really easy to use, and often it seems Google even knows what you want to search for before you do. 

Of course, there’s a reason for that too. Google isn’t the most private search engine available. Google gathers a lot of information about you, to the point that it’s borderline creepy. The search engine can collect some of this information even when you aren’t signed in to your Google account, including things like your IP address, your location, and what device you’re using.

Fun fact, if you go to this link, you can get a pretty good idea of what Google knows about you based on your search history, what’s in your Gmail account, and data collected from advertisers that partner with Google.

The good news is that Google isn’t the only search engine available. There are others that put your privacy first — and no, we aren’t suggesting Bing, although it’s still worth a mention. Read on for six great alternatives to Google that take your privacy seriously.