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Stract| A search engine where the user has the ability to see exactly what is going on and customize almost everything about their search results. (trystract.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seems to be lacking, I tried searching for "defcon 28 talks" since it has a hacker news filter and it didn't return anything relevant when compared to my SearXNG search that came back with much better results. I tried it without the hacker news filter and that just made the results worse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I've tried a couple of SearXNG public instances, but 8 searches out of 10 they returned no results because of API limit. How do you guys use it?

P.s. How can I quote another person, for example @[email protected]?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I run my own personal instance on a server, nobody else is really using it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I also host it (locally). Added an Invidious instance as well 🤓

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you using your account for the Google API? If yes, doesn't it mine the privacy point of SearXNG?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, it's just doing whatever it does by default for that. Being the only user does take away an element of anonymity, but I don't think it's to an unacceptable level. Sure, they might have a good idea of what I like to search, but they don't know what links I'm clicking on or interacting with, and I'm not seeing any ads from the searches. So I'm a totally useless data point in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Got it, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Here I am again! Sorry, but I'm new to SearXNG and I don't know it very well, so I need some more info from who knows about it. Instead of hosting your own instance where you tell Google what you search (even if it doesn't know what you click and doesn't track you), wouldn't it better (and easier) to use Google Container that isolate all the searches that you do on Google without even the need to login? All the link you click are opened on different (or no) containers so there is no tracking. So: what are the advantages of using a personal SearXNG instance instead of the FireFox Google container addon? Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pss.. you can use mine: search.estebiu.com It's pretty fast

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks a lot, I will!