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DuckDuckGo found manipulating autocomplete [not verified yet]
TheLeaderOfTheRebellion:
https://badspot.us/DuckDuckGo-Autocomplete.html
more testing at https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6yfncs/duckduckgo_manipulates_autocomplete_results/dmn9qxa/
torin²:
doesnt this happen on tumblr too
otto-san:
--- Quote from: torin² on September 06, 2017, 05:42:37 PM ---doesnt this happen on tumblr too
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tumblr only autofills based on what tags are popular/trending. i'm kinda skeptical that duckduckgo is doing anything nefarious here too
torin²:
--- Quote from: otto-san on September 06, 2017, 05:47:25 PM ---tumblr only autofills based on what tags are popular/trending. i'm kinda skeptical that duckduckgo is doing anything nefarious here too
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good to know both genders are slaves at least
Ipquarx:
Duckduckgo autocomplete has always been really weird and nonsensical. Never in the same way from month to month, it changes semi-often. I know this because I use it quite regularly... There's really no reason to believe that a small company running a privacy-focused search engine has any reason to change the autocomplete results. Even pretending that autocomplete on a very seldomly used search engine of all things is of any importance is really quite silly. Like, what do people think is going on?
*rubs hands together* muaahahhhahha! I'm going to make "men are" autocomplete to nasty things! I'm also going to make "horses are" autocomplete to "like potato chips!" Absolutely diabolical.