I think as the community grows, more search engines will start including us!
this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024
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They don't keep a search history. Your searches aren't tied to anything, because they aren't even saved. They don't have any reason to save them since they aren't selling any targeted ads.
This was my understanding as well. It's the point of paying. However , it is just "trust me bro" right? It's not like they've been audited for not storing user data? Even just basic logging too could hold user info. Honestly no idea with paid search engines, I know so little.
What incentive would they have to betray your trust?
More Money!
Until their users found out.
Even an audit is really just someone else saying "trust me bro". You have some level of trust.
It's always the same story: are confident are you that this is true?
My confidence is inversely proportional to any evidence you have to the contrary.