Remove Google Default Search Engine

Morasithil commented 11 months ago

Preliminary checklist

[X] I have read the README
[X] I have read the FAQs.
[X] I have searched existing issues for my feature request. This is a new issue (NOT a duplicate) and is not related to another issue.
[X] I have searched wont fix issues and this request is not among them
[X] This is a feature request for the Cromite browser; not the website nor F-Droid nor anything else.

Is your feature request related to privacy?

Yes

Is there a patch available for this feature somewhere?

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Describe the solution you would like

First, many thanks for picking-up the dead bromite and maintaining cromite!!

One thing that has always bothered me with bromite is the default search engine - google.. It's not a big deal but since this project if focused on privacy i believe replacing google with another search engine would be welcome. I wouldn't suggest duckduckgo because it's essentialy a bing-shill. Perhaps one of the searxng instances would be a good choice, or brave-search? https://searx.fmac.xyz/ (CH) https://searx.prvcy.eu/ (FI) https://search.brave.com/ If anyone has other ideas for a default search engine i would be curious to see which ones!

Thank you again uazo for cromite, project is starred!

Describe alternatives you have considered

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uazo commented 11 months ago

I honestly don't see the point, just don't use it. Removing or inserting new search engines means taking a position, and for now I am staying away from choices that are not technical.

Morasithil commented 10 months ago

I honestly don't see the point, just don't use it. Removing or inserting new search engines means taking a position, and for now I am staying away from choices that are not technical.

Honestly thought that someone who's serious about privacy would be anti-google because google is anti-privacy. Google is evil, they are actively deleting certain videos on their videoplatform youtube, for example anything that goes against the chinese communist party (CCP) has a high chance of being taken down or age restricted which is just a nice word for censorship. They also don't like you talking about 9/11 or julian assagne.

Not to mention google search... the top of the results promote advertising instead of anything useful aswell as malware/viruses for anyone who pays enough to google, and ofcourse google only shows you results they want you to see. Google search is a disgusting brainwashing tool, shouldn't been the default search engine for any privacy oriented software.

PF4Public commented 10 months ago

Changing default search engine alone does not make a browser immediately more secure. It also does not make it less secure. It is a "red herring" or "bikeshedding" at best.

Like @uazo already stated: you don't like it — you don't use it. Point.

uazo commented 10 months ago

in this browser I do not change what is the responsibility of the user who is able to make choices. in this browser I modify what the user cannot choose, trying to leave the choice anyway.

I could think about not putting any engine by default and leaving this choice to the user as well. it is not easy but it is possible.

Universalizer commented 10 months ago

I could think about not putting any engine by default and leaving this choice to the user as well. it is not easy but it is possible.

Best approach 👍 fair neutral impartial.

Morasithil commented 10 months ago

Changing default search engine alone does not make a browser immediately more secure. It also does not make it less secure. It is a "red herring" or "bikeshedding" at best.

Like @uazo already stated: you don't like it — you don't use it. Point.

I never said anything like chaning the default search engine will make the browser more secure, that sounds like nonsense.

I've already explained everything above, in case you didn't get it - changing the default search engine to a more privacy oriented one and removing google is more of a symbolic act.

Yes we can do that individual, that's not a problem. Personaly i don't see many cromite users using google search anyways so might aswell replace it, perhaps the developer could cast a vote on this, like i said it's not of high importance it's a minor thing. I hate google.

uazo / cromite