Startpage — Private Search Engine
Take back your online privacy by using Startpage as your default search engine.
What is Startpage — Private Search Engine?
Startpage — Private Search Engine is an Edge add-on by Startpage. This add-on has 52,450 weekly active users and a good user rating of 4.80. The latest version, 1.1.3, was updated 2 years ago.
Stats
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- https://*.startpage.com/*
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Summary
This search engine extension protects users from being tracked while allowing them to search the web in complete privacy. Startpage is a private search engine with no tracking, storing, or selling users’ search history. To ensure you have “always-on” search privacy AND to search Startpage directly from your URL bar, we recommend installing our search engine extension. The Startpage private search extension: - Does NOT save, share, or sell your personal or search engine data - Delivers Google search results - Doesn’t drop 3rd party trackers and cookies like other search engines - Ensures unprofiled search results, guaranteeing the same information for everyone in the world - Allows users to browse search results in private with the “Anonymous View” proxy feature - Protects worldwide users with European and Dutch privacy legislation - Is GDPR and CCPA compliant Industry reviews: - TechRadar: “Startpage’s ‘Anonymous View’ link …makes it incredibly easy for users to visit websites while protecting their privacy.”
Safety
Risk impact
Startpage — Private Search Engine requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Startpage — Private Search Engine if you trust the publisher.
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Risk likelihood
Startpage — Private Search Engine has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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