It obfuscates the user each time you use it and doesn’t log any info?

So while the query is maybe logged on chatgpts side for their own usage. Hopefully they shouldn’t be able to build a profile against you.

Learn bangs!

95% of my searches, DDG is fine and I’ve learnt where it might struggle and I just end the search with !g

This then searches Google, yeah I’m still using Google for 5% of my searches but it’s better than 100%.

Or use !start to search startpage.

I’ve degoogled apart from:

• Google photos - I have shared storage with my family and I really can’t be doing with sorting out the mess when I cancel my 200GB subscription. I do however back all photos up to my server.
• Pixel phone - I try not use any Google apps/search but the phones are updated regularly and are reasonably good value for money. Other brands have the Google tracking with the OEM tracking on top.

Motherfucker you look 30

Proton VPN. They’re pretty transparent with their free tier. Collects nothing and nothing has sold, the paid users subsidise it