# DDG privacy concerns

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ddg-privacy-concerns/965>\
**Category:** Industry & Culture\
**Tags:** privacy\
**Created:** [2 July 2020 16:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ddg-privacy-concerns/965 "2020-07-02T16:16:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [7 July 2020 21:38 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ddg-privacy-concerns/965/11 "2020-07-07T21:38:05Z")

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> [@hauleth](#):
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> StartPage

I don’t know what it means for their service, but I think they were sold to an ad company.

> **[Privacy search engine StartPage has sold to ad tech company System1](https://reclaimthenet.org/startpage-buyout-ad-tech-company)**
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> Will the search engine remain as private as it once was?

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