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[tor-bugs] #25992 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instaead of their normal website as the default search engine?
#25992: Should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instaead of
their normal website as the default search engine?
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Reporter: nsuchy | Owner: tbb-team
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
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The current version of the Tor Browser Bundle uses the search engine
DuckDuckGo to allow users to easily make search queries from the about:tor
page and the address bar. I noticed that DuckDuckGo also has an onion
(hidden) service available. As such, should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's
onion (hidden) service instead of their normal website as the default
search engine?
**A few benefits I see here:**
*) Shows what Tor Hidden Services can do - do all Tor Browser users know
about or use a Tor Hidden Service? This could make it shine and users the
benefit on a day to day basis.
*) The amount of "exit" bandwidth to DuckDuckGo's services would be
diverted into relay bandwidth (based on my understanding of tor hidden
services - not exactly sure but relays with a no-exit policy would still
help route traffic to DuckDuckGo)
**Example Query (URL Syntax):**
https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/?q=Tor+Browser+Bundle&t=hf
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25992>
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