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 extension is a tool that allows users to set Startpage Search as their default search engine, ensuring complete privacy and no tracking of search history. It is GDPR and CCPA compliant, and offers features such as anonymous view and protection under European and Dutch privacy legislation.

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Extension stats

By: https://startpage.com

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Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.12 (75)

Version: 3.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-09-25)

Creation date: 2020-04-02

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

storage
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

https://*.startpage.com/*

Size: 14.12K

Email: su*****@startpage.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 1705 ▼ 10

Other rankings

#1361 in Tools ▲ 1

#3 in start page keyword 33

#36 in default search keyword 19 ▼ 7

#56 in engine keyword 9

#149 in chrome homepage keyword 32 ▼ 46

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Not available on Firefox

Startpage — Private Search Engine (v3.0.2)

4.80

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Extension summary

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Install "Startpage - Private Search Engine extension" to set your default search engine to Startpage Search, allowing you to search the web in complete privacy without being tracked.

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
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
Opens a new tab with the Startpage homepage when clicked, enabling you to start searching without being tracked
Protects worldwide users with European and Dutch privacy legislation
Is GDPR and CCPA compliant

Learn more about why Startpage is the world’s most private search engine:

Homepage: www.startpage.com

User reviews

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Pros

Excellent privacy protection without sacrificing search result quality
Provides good and unique search results
Easy to set up and use
Positive experience compared to other privacy-focused search engines

Cons

Issues with Cookies and tracking despite privacy claims
Connection problems due to proxy settings or ads integration
Limited search results per page (only 10 results) and lack of custom date search
General performance issues reported by users

Most mentioned

Privacy protection effectiveness
Poor performance or loading issues
Limited functionality compared to other search engines

Recent reviews

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שמחה ועקנין, 2024-09-14

Today, there are barely any search engines that don't track the user. This is the best search engine that I've used. It's privacy without sacrificing search result quality!