What is POST Search Privacy?
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Automatically replaces insecure GET requests of search providers with secure/private POST requests.
Version: 1.0.2
Supported Search Engines:
- Startpage
- DuckDuckGo
Tried to add the qwant privacy-centric search-engine but they don't support HTTP POST. Imagine my surprise.
Motivation
This is a pretty simple yet longstanding problem. We all know that if we visit a site with https://
in the link, it means our web browser has an encrypted (SSL) connection to the web-site. This is great for securely submitting passwords and other personal data. The problem is, the characters that comprise the URL in a GET request are not private at all.
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POST Search Privacy requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
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POST Search Privacy has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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