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Apple Could Cost Google $15 Billion By Buying DuckDuckGo, Analyst Says
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:42 pm
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Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:44 pm to BobLouder
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:46 pm to BobLouder
The whole point of duckduckgo was to avoid google/apple/big tech censorship.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:54 pm to BobLouder
quote:you can search with whatever platform you want to on android and google......
about the idea of forcing rival Google to give users search alternatives both on Android and in Chrome."
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:58 pm to tiggerthetooth
Yeh, if it was anybody but Apple, I would be concerned. For a tech company, Apple has good Privacy Policy. I've read it. Google does not = Apple. Google is an Internet predator.
... and there is always Startpage.com
... and there is always Startpage.com
This post was edited on 6/9/20 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 6/9/20 at 3:11 pm to BobLouder
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Yeh, if it was anybody but Apple, I would be concerned.
Apple would frick it up. I guarantee it.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 5:29 pm to BobLouder
The FBI has tried to get Apple to unlock phones of suspected mass shooters and Apple refused so I give them credit for that. If that also means the FBI can't crack Apple's encryption then that's nice too.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 5:47 pm to Brosef Stalin
I'm pretty sure they stopped harassing them because they found another way around it. Apple wouldn't comply because the way it was engineered doesn't give them the ability to. FBI wanted them to basically issue an officially signed update that had back doors baked in to bypass that.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:10 am to BobLouder
I finally find a weather app I like (Dark Sky) and Apple buys it. I find a search engine I like (DuckDuckGo) and (*speculation says) Apple buys it.
I have Apple computers and peripherals for my home computing needs, so have nothing against them per se, but like to keep my resources quality but independent so not too much is owned by one organization, and it’s becoming near impossible.
We are witnessing the “monopolization” of our data in the same way they “monopolized” our media. Oligopoly more appropriately, but the point remains.
*ETA
I have Apple computers and peripherals for my home computing needs, so have nothing against them per se, but like to keep my resources quality but independent so not too much is owned by one organization, and it’s becoming near impossible.
We are witnessing the “monopolization” of our data in the same way they “monopolized” our media. Oligopoly more appropriately, but the point remains.
*ETA
This post was edited on 6/10/20 at 10:42 am
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:21 am to AGreySlate
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I find a search engine I like (DuckDuckGo) and Apple buys it.
ummm
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:30 am to bbap
*potentially?
Didn’t read the article about it apparently being speculation. I read the thread title...once again, the point remains.
Didn’t read the article about it apparently being speculation. I read the thread title...once again, the point remains.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 9:52 am to BobLouder
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Apple has good Privacy Policy. I've read it. Google does not = Apple. Google is an Internet predator.
a true fan boi!
Posted on 6/10/20 at 9:53 am to Brosef Stalin
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The FBI has tried to get Apple to unlock phones of suspected mass shooters and Apple refused so I give them credit for that.
These phones eventually got unlocked in most cases.
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If that also means the FBI can't crack Apple's encryption then that's nice too.
I'd be a little surprised if that is still the case but it could be.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:46 pm to AGreySlate
I agree with you for the most part. I'm glad I did not buy a Ring Doorbell or a Nest Thermostat. Google is far worse than Apple ... it is not even close. I am new to these board, so I won't get political here ... but I have posted about this (topic + more) on the Political board and MOST do not get it. Hopefully the current actions that are going on, will be successful and force BIG TECH to succeed through development, not acquisition.
... you should check out Startpage.
... Since IBM bought two weather Apps I liked, I am in search for another...
... you should check out Startpage.
... Since IBM bought two weather Apps I liked, I am in search for another...
This post was edited on 6/10/20 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:51 pm to LSU316
I have an iPhone, and iPad that I've had for about 7 years. That is all I've ever owned. Not realy a fan of many technology companies other than those who try to prevent data theft ... Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Startpage, DisConnectMe, select VPNs... sorry to disappoint.
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a true fan boi!
This post was edited on 6/10/20 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:53 pm to BobLouder
In Alabama, there are two , maybe more, DuckDuckGo interstate bulletin board ads. Has anybody seen them in other states?
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