afporritt1001@lemmy.today to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 17 days agoChanging the state of privacy starts with changing how we talk about things. Stop using anti-privacy language, here's a guide 👇lemmy.mlimagemessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down154
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageChanging the state of privacy starts with changing how we talk about things. Stop using anti-privacy language, here's a guide 👇lemmy.mlafporritt1001@lemmy.today to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 17 days agomessage-square58linkfedilink
minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·17 days agoAt the same time, Google hates people using their name generically for web searching because it risks them losing the trademark. So I guess I am conflicted, because I hate to acknowledge Google more than I need to, but would love to see the term become meaningless.
minus-squareManalith@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoI use DuckDuckGo but say Google for this exact reason. If I’m talking to someone I actually like I usually elaborate to say “Google isn’t the search engine I actually use because it’s sus, but you know what I mean”
At the same time, Google hates people using their name generically for web searching because it risks them losing the trademark.
So I guess I am conflicted, because I hate to acknowledge Google more than I need to, but would love to see the term become meaningless.
I use DuckDuckGo but say Google for this exact reason. If I’m talking to someone I actually like I usually elaborate to say “Google isn’t the search engine I actually use because it’s sus, but you know what I mean”