{"id":222889,"date":"2021-04-09T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T10:40:12","slug":"want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Want Google Search Results without Tracking? Use Startpage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2acbb9178ad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2acbb9178ad\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/#What_Is_StartPage\" >What Is StartPage?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/#Why_Use_StartPage_over_Google\" >Why Use StartPage over Google?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/#StartPage_and_Googles_Results_Arent_Identical\" >StartPage and Google\u2019s Results Aren\u2019t Identical<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/#Should_You_Use_StartPage_or_DuckDuckGo\" >Should You Use StartPage or DuckDuckGo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-google-search-results-without-tracking-use-startpage\/#Will_You_Switch_to_StartPage\" >Will You Switch to StartPage?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Want Google Search Results without Tracking? Use Startpage&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-721334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/startpage_hero.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"StartPage logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"301\" data-credittext=\"StartPage\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">StartPage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Search engines like Google and Bing are notorious for tracking users, but privacy-focused alternatives like DuckDuckGo\u00a0don\u2019t always deliver Google-quality results. Enter StartPage, a search engine that doesn\u2019t track you while still providing results directly from Google.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_StartPage\"><\/span>What Is StartPage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.startpage.com\">StartPage<\/a> is a search engine that provides results from Google, with a privacy policy that more closely resembles <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duckduckgo.com\">DuckDuckGo\u2019s<\/a>. The Dutch company has a long-standing agreement to provide search results from Google, so you can still enjoy what many consider to be the \u201cbest\u201d search results on the web.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ixquick.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"ixquick Meta Search Engine (Wayback Machine)\" width=\"650\" height=\"266\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Previously known as Ixquick, StartPage\u2019s predecessor launched in 1998 (the same year as Google) as a \u201cmeta search\u201d engine that aggregated results from a variety of search engines. In the late \u201990s, Google wasn\u2019t the behemoth that it is today, so combining results from rivals like Yahoo, Altavista, and Lycos alongside Google seemed like a convincing and unique selling point.<\/p>\n<p>As time passed, Ixquick pivoted to providing a private search engine experience that didn\u2019t log IP addresses or store search data. In 2009, Ixquick made an agreement with Google to provide search results that protected user privacy, as long as those results only came from Google. Thus, StartPage was born.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/startpage_splash.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"StartPage Home\" width=\"650\" height=\"398\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ixquick was folded into StartPage in 2016, and the rest is history. StartPage continues to provide search results directly from Google while maintaining its strict privacy policy to this day.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Use_StartPage_over_Google\"><\/span>Why Use StartPage over Google?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At its core, Google is an advertising company. The more Google knows about you, the better it can serve you relevant adverts. You are more likely to click on these adverts, since they reflect your interests, further incentivizing Google to learn as much about you as it can.<\/p>\n<p>A person\u2019s search history can say a lot about them. Google tracks this data and builds up a profile of its users. This includes obvious things like purchases and hobbies, but it also includes more sensitive topics like sexual orientation, medical history, political leanings, or even criminal history.<\/p>\n<p>When you search with Google, you\u2019re contributing yet more information that can be used to serve you advertisements. On the other hand, ditching Google altogether means that you can\u2019t take advantage of (arguably) the best and most relevant results on the web.<\/p>\n<p>StartPage provides an alternative to sharing your data with Google, but still gives you access to\u00a0the company\u2019s powerful search engine. StartPage includes image and video search filtering as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> results (via tabs as seen at the top of a Google search).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/startpage_results.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"StartPage Results Interface\" width=\"650\" height=\"135\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The layout is virtually identical to Google\u2019s, albeit with a slightly different color scheme. You can filter by time or by region while sticking to family-friendly results. If all you\u2019re looking for is a simple search engine with reliable results, StartPage is a viable option.<\/p>\n<p>One feature unique to StartPage is Anonymous View, which <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears next to each search result. Click on this button and StartPage will visit the website via an anonymizing web proxy so that you can\u2019t be tracked even when leaving your search results.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"StartPage_and_Googles_Results_Arent_Identical\"><\/span>StartPage and Google\u2019s Results Aren\u2019t Identical<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While StartPage gets its results directly from Google, there are subtle differences between them all the same. In particular, social results from websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and Instagram aren\u2019t as well-indexed, nor are site-specific searches.<\/p>\n<p>In our testing, while trying to search How-To Geek using a simple search string of \u201csite:howtogeek xbox\u201d we kept getting errors that suggested that we were abusing the service. Trying the same search in different browsers and for domains yielded a similar result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/site-specific_search.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"StartPage Error\" width=\"650\" height=\"327\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>StartPage also presents information in a more traditional form, listing 10 top results with a few adverts at the top of the screen. While Google has shifted toward providing information within the search, StartPage more often requires that you click through to a website to find the information you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<p>This means that it can take a bit longer to find what you\u2019re looking for in a StartPage search, whereas a Google search would often extract and display a relevant result at the top of the page. There are also far fewer filters for finding relevant information such as recipes, shopping, or books.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, many of the quick functions that you can use in Google (like currency and unit conversion) don\u2019t work in StartPage.<\/p>\n<p>Also, while Google searches integrate Google Maps, StartPage has no mapping functionality at all. If you want a truly anonymous mapping tool that won\u2019t track you, then DuckDuckGo\u2019s implementation of Apple Maps is your best option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-712206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/duckduckgo_maps.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"DuckDuckGo Maps\" width=\"650\" height=\"459\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The other major point of difference between Google and StartPage lies in the speed of results. We won\u2019t say that StartPage is slow, but it\u2019s a far cry from the instant results yielded by a Google search. For those whose main concern is not being tracked online, this seems like a small price to pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is DuckDuckGo? Meet the Google Alternative for Privacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Use_StartPage_or_DuckDuckGo\"><\/span>Should You Use StartPage or DuckDuckGo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>StartPage and DuckDuckGo are very similar search engines in that they both share a core mission: to not track users or log search information. Both DuckDuckGo and StartPage use external search engines for their results, although DuckDuckGo uses over 400 independent sources, while StartPage sticks to just Google.<\/p>\n<p>Since Google is a search powerhouse, StartPage may provide more relevant results. On the other hand, Google\u2019s results may be biased toward Google\u2019s own services and products, which could influence the results. Nobody outside of Google knows how the search giant organizes or prioritizes its search results, and StartPage is at Google\u2019s mercy in regard to this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/google_results.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Products Appearing in StartPage Search\" width=\"650\" height=\"475\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While StartPage is a relatively spartan operation, with few unique features beyond Anonymous View, DuckDuckGo has a few unique selling points that might tip the odds in its favor. Bangs allow you to quickly search specific sources (e.g.\u201d!howtogeek xbox\u201d), and it\u2019s a feature that works well.<\/p>\n<p>DuckDuckGo not only provides the only privacy-focused mapping tool, but it also allows anyone to make use of Apple Maps (even on Android and Windows). Support for DuckDuckGo as a default search engine is also common, with browsers like Safari, Chrome, and Firefox all offering the option. In comparison, StartPage needs to be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.startpage.com\/index.php?\/en\/Knowledgebase\/Article\/View\/197\/2\/how-do-i-add-startpagecom-as-a-default-search-engine-to-my-browser\">added manually<\/a> to most browsers.<\/p>\n<p>One reason that you might want to choose DuckDuckGo over StartPage is that it specifically doesn\u2019t use Google for its results. Since Google has a monopoly on search, and competition is good for consumers, an argument could be made for switching to DuckDuckGo instead. Google also tends to pepper its results with Google services, so if you\u2019re trying to avoid the search giant, DuckDuckGo offers some relief.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you\u2019re using DuckDuckGo, you can quickly search for StartPage with a \u201cbang.\u201d Just search for \u201c!s example\u201d on DuckDuckGo, replacing \u201cexample\u201d with whatever it is you want to search for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use Bangs in DuckDuckGo (to Search Other Websites)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_You_Switch_to_StartPage\"><\/span>Will You Switch to StartPage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a search engine that doesn\u2019t track you or log information about you (like your IP address), but you still aren\u2019t ready to let go of Google\u2019s results, then StartPage is an ideal stepping stone.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that StartPage could disappear if Google refuses to renew their agreement to provide the search engine with search results, but it doesn\u2019t look like that will be happening anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, check out our in-depth look at DuckDuckGo and how it works to protect your privacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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