Re: DuckDuckGo Browser Info?

On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:18:33 -0400, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 6/19/2024 11:41 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> You and me both. The size alone tells me it has to be more than a
>> simple browser. It has also convinced me to find another search engine
>> besides the Duck one. I no longer trust them.
>
>I agree it has a weight problem, but I would not
>give up on the website itself. A few companies have
>tried their hand at <cough> "home-made" browsers, with
>about the same result. Even Microsoft has fallen into
>this trap (their ChromEdge).
>I would guess the reason it has Webview2 material packed
>with it, would be for Germany, where the version of
>Windows 10 might have the entire MSEdge folder missing.
>As otherwise, if the target is only W10/W11, those
>already have Webview2 onboard. I doubt DDG got access to
>source for the Webview2 helper.

duckduckgo works fine in tor browser . . .

(using Tor Browser 13.0.16)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=google.com
>...
>https://www.google.com
>Google
>Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and
>more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what
>you're looking for.

cf.

(using Tor Browser 13.0.16)
https://www.google.com/?q=duckduckgo.com
>...
>About this page
>Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page
>checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did
>this happen?