When you search Google,
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and click on a link,
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your search term is usually sent to that site,
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along with your browser & computer info,
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which can often uniquely identify you.
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That's creepy, but who cares about some random site?
Those sites usually have third-party ads,
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and those third-parties build profiles about you,
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and that's why those ads follow you everywhere.
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That's creepy too, but who cares about some herpes ads?
Your profile can also be sold,
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and potentially show up in unwanted places,
like higher prices and getting insurance.
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But there's more.
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Remember your searches?
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Google also saves them.
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Your saved searches can be legally requested,
and then come back to bite you (happens).
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Or a bad Google employee could go snooping (happens).
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Or Google could get hacked (happens).
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That's why we don't send your searches to other sites.
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Or store any personal information at all.
That's our privacy policy in a nutshell.
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So don't get tracked when searching.
Use DuckDuckGo instead.
Privacy is just one of many reasons why it's awesome.
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