[dba-Tech] The world's most private search engine

[Ed Tesiny]

IIRC Spectrum is owned by Charter Communications, at least in NYC.  When we
moved 1 1/2 years ago our building had two internet options, Spectrum or
Verizon Fios.  We chose Verizon as others have complained of spotty service
with Spectrum but that could be a local issue.

On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 12:54 AM Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I think a VPN, a good one, is an excellent investment.
>
> Spectrum may be a good IPS that doesn't harvest internet activities. I
> can't remember but wasn't/still is, Spectrum owned by Time-Warner?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rockysmolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
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> My ISP is Spectrum.  I don't have a VPN.
>
> r
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2019 11:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The world's most private search engine
>
> Who is your ISP? Don't you have a VPN?
>
> Right from your desktop this search engine is encrypted. It actually uses
> portions of Googles search engine but through it own cloud based system.
> Individual search requested are therefore stripped of header identification
> and officiated through thousands of grouped requests. This makes it almost
> impossible to isolate a single individual and as all header detail is
> stripped and requests are deleted, following up on a user is virtually
> impossible.
>
> I will try this search engine out for a while and see if I like it.
>
> Aside: It seems that the US security state is trying to stop all products
> with end-to-end encryption...yet again.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rockysmolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <
> dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 10:31:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The world's most private search engine
>
> How does it stop my ISP from gathering my information?
>
>
> r
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2019 10:06 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] The world's most private search engine
>
> Here is supposed, the world's most private search engine.
>
> "Our Story
> Why did we create Startpage.com?
>
> As kids, we’re all taught not to touch stuff that doesn’t belong to us.
> It’s a good guideline. So why are online companies harvesting our personal
> data without our consent? They shouldn’t. That’s why we’re developing
> online tools that help you stay in control of your personal information.
> Search is done. Expect other private versions of common digital services
> soon. Why?
>
> Because it’s our belief that personal data should be your data, not Big
> Data. Period."
>
> Check it out:
>
> https://www.startpage.com/en/
>
> Jim
>
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