TL;DR: Private/anonymous search engines generally avoid building personal profiles, use non-identifying logs or no logs, and may proxy your query to large indexes to hide your IP. They can’t make you invisible across the entire web, but they greatly reduce data collection compared with mainstream engines. Combine with a privacy-friendly browser and, when appropriate, a … Continue reading 5 Privacy-Respecting Search Engines: How They Work, What They Collect, and Which Are Most Popular