[tor-talk] Start Page & Ixquick - same now

[Joe Btfsplk <joebtfsplk@xxxxxxx>]

"On March 29, Ixquick merged with our hugely popular StartPage search 
engine."
https://ixquick.com/eng/ixquick-merged-with-startpage.html?lmv=1

This is apparently for the US.  Best I could tell, in the - US -, 
Ixquick.com & Startpage give same results - querying Google.
Seems ? the _USA servers_ for Ixquick.com *no longer* give meta crawler 
results.

The statement on 
https://ixquick.com/eng/ixquick-merged-with-startpage.html?lmv=1, 
indicates the European servers for Ixquick still give meta crawler results.
*" We think you're going to love StartPage, but if you prefer original 
Ixquick search results, don't worry. They are still available at 
www.ixquick.eu."*  I guess they mean original meta search results.
Don't know what kind of results US users would get searching on Ixquick.eu.

The default search engine in TBB is Disconnect.me, which seems to 
default to privately searching Google.
Bing, Yahoo & DDG are its other choices.
I'm not sure if Tor Project gets any compensation for making Disconnect 
the default search engine .

Ixquick / Startpage are governed by Dutch laws.
Disconnect.me says they are governed by laws of the US & California.
Disconnect.me was started by (now former) Google employees.  Perhaps not 
a selling feature for some users.
They are not located in Montenegro (.me).

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