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epi0Bauqu on June 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubbl...

There are other options, i.e. opt-in vs opt-out, separate sections (only show in sidebar), instant on/off, and overall greater transparency.

Uchikoma on June 20, 2011 | [–]

Surfing in anonymous mode with Chrome should work as an opt-out, or shouldn't it?

idonthack on June 20, 2011 | | [–]

only as long as you don't log in to google or anything else before you search.

speckledjim on June 20, 2011 | [–]

There's obvious opt-out things for the miniscule amount of people who care.

Exactly the same as the "search term leakage" rubbish.

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