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Anyone ever used this and if so, what are the pro's & con's
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mentalcase wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:48 pm Anyone ever used this and if so, what are the pro's & con's
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What is it ?, some sort of toilet cleaner?
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Barlow Boy wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:50 pm What is it ?, some sort of toilet cleaner?
Internet browser, but apparently safer !!
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I use it for my phone ... Sara recommended it
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mentalcase wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:54 pm Internet browser, but apparently safer !!
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It’s supposed to not track your browsing, but as a conspiracy theorist I am a bit doubtful. I have used it though, it was fine and a lot less monetised than Google. Some people recommend Presearch and Brave.
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Deleted, duplicate.
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Barlow Boy wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:06 pm When it comes to technology, I’m down there with the worst ☹️☹️☹️
And I thought it was a delicious recipe :lol:
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1964white wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:02 pm And I thought it was a delicious recipe :lol:
Did you try & order some with crispy noodles
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I use Brave on my PC and Duck on my phone.
Preferred google for searching ie you could ask a question and there were similarly asked questions with answers, which DDG doesn’t have - but google have been annoying lately, wanting you to sign in etc so they can control your life, so I sacked it.
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Finnatic wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:14 pm I use Brave on my PC and Duck on my phone.
Preferred google for searching ie you could ask a question and there were similarly asked questions with answers, which DDG doesn’t have - but google have been annoying lately, wanting you to sign in etc so they can control your life, so I sacked it.
What about email accounts, do they have them or would I still have to use others !!
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mentalcase wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:35 pm What about email accounts, do they have them or would I still have to use others !!
Not sure what you mean.
I just Mail on my iPhone and auto log in, can’t remember how it was initially set up.
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BTW, DDG does sort of give answers to questions but only by giving a list of sites for you to click on.
Google give a drop down of usually the first paragraph and if it’s what you were looking for, just choose that site.
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Finnatic wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:52 pm BTW, DDG does sort of give answers to questions but only by giving a list of sites for you to click on.
Google give a drop down of usually the first paragraph and if it’s what you were looking for, just choose that site.
Cheers will give it a whirl :tup:
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Protonmail accounts are free and encrypted, if that’s what you are after.
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1964white wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:02 pm And I thought it was a delicious recipe :lol:
Crispy Duck Duck go with pancakes and hoi sin sauce
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On your phone if you click the little badge like shield in the top left hand corner it will show you all of the trackers it is blocking for the site you are browsing. Since using it it cuts out annoying ads and popups, and I don't get asked so much to accept cookies. It is quick and reliable. it also has a widget that you can have on your home screen of your phone that allows you to use DDG search engine instead of Google, which tracks every search you make then spits out ads to annoy you.
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Ellandback1 wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:26 pm Crispy Duck Duck go with pancakes and hoi sin sauce

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Jaydog wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:14 pm Did you try & order some with crispy noodles
Might put in an order later. :lol:
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Sean_Nile wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:16 pm On your phone if you click the little badge like shield in the top left hand corner it will show you all of the trackers it is blocking for the site you are browsing. Since using it it cuts out annoying ads and popups, and I don't get asked so much to accept cookies. It is quick and reliable. it also has a widget that you can have on your home screen of your phone that allows you to use DDG search engine instead of Google, which tracks every search you make then spits out ads to annoy you.
Thanks sean, I put that protection on, just tried wickes, it immediately stopped 7 different sites access, you can see them burning them away at the top. :fire:
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