On 03/26/2014 03:12 PM, fari...@arcor.de wrote: > Am 26.03.2014 13:41, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: >> It means your info is going to Virginia in the US. >> They (duckduckgo) use a server located there to process your search >> terms and give you the info you want. > > That was clear to me. I was afraid i was dumb and did not understand > something underlying. Whois said to me the adresses belong to Amazon? > > Generally, i might agree that us-based servers could be more privacy > critical to not-us citizens than let's say finnish or norvegian servers.
To get to Finland for example your traffic will most likely go through Sweden where privacy is even more of a question. :( > So, ixquick would be the better option? Anyway, me too, i find the ddg ! > feature is great (Try to use it with "!ixquick <put your searchitem > here>" : great! :D). DDG also operates an onion service, see the bottom of the page at the owner's blog for the address: http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/08/duckduckgo-now-operates-a-tor-exit-enclave.html That would be about the maximum currently available. Regards, /Lars -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users