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Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I guess we all kinda knew that, but it's always nice to have a study backing your opinions.

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[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

also not a fan of my search results being logged against me

What do you mean? That you have an account so your searches are "linked" to you?

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Exactly

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well luckily for you, they don't do that. It doesn't maintain a search history at all which has its pros and cons. The only reason you have to login to use it is to check your payment level to determine your feature access. It is nice that login also allows you to use the same settings for multiple devices. One of those settings I really like is hiding results from certain websites (e.g. pinterest).

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds ideal, but there's no way we can ever truly know, is there?

[–] redeven@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can never truly know about almost any online service, you kinda just have to take their word for it, do some research, and pick the option that best matches both the performance and philosophy you're looking for.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yup, same reason I don't do VPN services. This is actually a perfect example of my concerns:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58476983

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

If privacy is your goal, Mullvad is the answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullvad

They have been targeted by law enforcement and haven't given anything because they don't have anything to give.

Mullvad does not log VPN users': IP addresses, the VPN IP address used, browsing activity, bandwidth, connections, session duration, timestamps, and DNS requests

They don't even have user accounts, you just have an account number and you can buy more credits even by mailing cash to them if you're really gung-ho about being private. I usually just use my excess Bitcoin to top up when I need to use it (they give a 10% discount for blockchain purchases)

But if you need to get past geolocking or have huge download speeds for pirating, then they're not what you're looking for. I use Mullvad on my mobile router so every time I log in at a hotel or similar, all of my devices are behind VPN automatically

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Further reading for those who don't have a tinfoil hat yet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit

[–] dco@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I think they mean the fact they count each search you do, and depending on your pricing plan, can run out of searches in a month..