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Thu, 12 May 2022 02:05:38 +0200 last edited: Thu, 19 May 2022 02:05:39 +0200

Startpage

StartpageSearch@mastodon.social

Before you start using a new tool, do you read privacy policy?

"Marketing messages can claim almost anything, but a privacy policy has legal status." - Robert E.G. Beens, Startpage Co-founder and CEO

Yes

44 Votes | 20%

55 Votes | 25%

Sometimes

122 Votes | 55%

221 Votes in total
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Thu, 12 May 2022 02:11:25 +0200

doomy 🦀

doomy@mastodon.social

@StartpageSearch random question but i always wondered how you all stay afloat given i dont see any way the product is monetized

Thu, 12 May 2022 02:22:46 +0200

Startpage

StartpageSearch@mastodon.social

@doomy Good question! Like most private search engines, we make money from contextual ads. These ads are based on your search query, not your personal data.

More info here: https://www.startpage.com/privacy-please/startpage-articles/whats-startpages-revenue-model

Let us know if you have any other questions!

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:15:31 +0200

Hans van Zijst

hans@social.woefdram.nl

@Startpage Always, and in full. Can take a while before I can use the service, but I wouldn't want it any other way.

Took me an afternoon to read all those documents and linked documents before I installed Civilization 6 on Steam, and almost decided to send it back.

Thu, 12 May 2022 11:45:30 +0200

Ambush

Ambush_XD@mastodon.online

@StartpageSearch Yesterday i tried to read the new twitter terms privacy policy etc, after a few lines it descended into walls of text, I would have read it all, if it had been simplified, but that would be too easy.

Fri, 13 May 2022 06:02:34 +0200

doomy 🦀

doomy@mastodon.social

@StartpageSearch thanks i probably could have just searched this!

Sat, 14 May 2022 23:33:26 +0200

Luc

Lucseleventje@mastodon.social

@StartpageSearch Just very perfunctory. If I want (or need… 🥺) to use a product, there's not much of a choice.

Mon, 16 May 2022 23:53:21 +0200

Startpage

StartpageSearch@mastodon.social

@Lucseleventje We need to change that. Users should always have the choice to use a privacy first product!