One of the biggest issues with modern search engines is that they’re a huge privacy concern, hoovering up your data, tracking you across the web, and building a unique profile of you. It’s the same with the advent of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity; you can ask and search for what you want, but it’s all being logged.
Source: A truly independent search engine shouldn’t exist in 2026 — but it does, and it’s great
