Private search engines protects you from:
- Companies buying, selling, or sharing data about your interests and behavior
- Creepy advertising profiles built from everything you search
- Targeted manipulation based on your fears, insecurities, health concerns, finances, or political beliefs
- Government requests, subpoenas, or legal demands for extensive search histories
- Big Tech companies gaining even more power through the collection of your personal information
Search Engines Without AI
We’ll cover the new Google Search update – what really changed: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026/
How to disable AI in DuckDuckGo:
- Tap the menu (☰)
- Go to Settings
- Find AI Features: duck.ai: Off | search assistant: Never | hide AI images: On
How to disable AI in Brave Search:
- Open Brave Search
- Go to Settings
- Find “Answer with AI”: OFF