Episode 1162 • • 1:55:56 - 1:59:04
1162: Thank You Comrade
DuckDuckGo vs Yippy, Search Engine Competition
Rich Granville, CEO of the search engine Yippy, criticized DuckDuckGo for allegedly using tracking cookies and providing geo-located advertising. Granville argued that a truly private search engine cannot offer targeted ads, claiming DuckDuckGo hands user information to third parties like Google. DuckDuckGo maintains that it does not track user behavior, while Yippy positions itself as a superior alternative for privacy-conscious users.