afporritt1001@lemmy.today to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 21 days agoChanging the state of privacy starts with changing how we talk about things. Stop using anti-privacy language, here's a guide 👇imagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down153
arrow-up1286arrow-down1imageChanging the state of privacy starts with changing how we talk about things. Stop using anti-privacy language, here's a guide 👇afporritt1001@lemmy.today to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 21 days agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 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-up4·21 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”