Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi list, > > I ran across this news item about Google: > > http://alturl.com/s7xi5 > > The long URL is below. I'm sort of getting to where I don't like Google > since they seem to be doing things that I'm just not comfy with. Next > they will want a camera on my rig so they can watch me surf. I found a > search engine that may work. It is here: > > www.ixquick.com > > Does anyone have a better search tool? I don't like Yahoo either. I do > like froogle so that would be a bonus. You know, shopping tool. > > Now to my next issue. I'm thinking about switching emails too. Yea, > everyone on here knows my addy but I bet most can recognize my posts > anyway. Plus, if the init thingy goes south, well, it happens. Anyway, > what is a nice stable email account server that allows pop access, > Seamonkey as the email program, that is not tracking everything or nosey > as heck? Free would be nice but I would pay something inexpensive on a > yearly basis if it is really good. I think Yahoo has this but ain't > they sort of like Google already? Plus, I'm not sure how much longer > Yahoo is going to last or make similar changes itself. I'm sort of > getting tired of switching emails every time I switch ISPs or there is a > policy change. That is why I switched to gmail in the first place. No > matter what ISP I use, I can still use Gmail. Yet, here I am again. > > Thoughts? Suggestions? > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > Long URL just in case the shorty above doesn't work. It may be broken > tho. Copy and paste alert. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-tracks-consumers-across-products-users-cant-opt-out/2012/01/24/gIQArgJHOQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b
For an alternative search engine you should have a look at DuckDuckGo I've used it in the past and it has a pretty impressive set of features. As for e-mail I've heard good things about FastMail. Hushmail used to be a good one but I'm not sure how they stand today. -- t: https://www.twitter.com/mikankun b: http://mikankun.wordpress.com
