cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4912712
Most people know at this point that when searching for a popular software package to download, you should be very careful to avoid clicking on any of the search ads that appear, as this has become an extremely common vector for distributing malware to unsuspecting users.
If you thought that you could identify these malicious ads by checking the URL below the ad to see if it directs to the legitimate site, think again! Malware advertisers have found a way to use Google’s Ad platform to fake the URL shown with the ad to make it appear like a legitimate ad for the product when in fact, clicking the ad will redirect to an attacker controlled site serving malware.
Don’t click on search ads or, even better, use an ad-blocker so that you never see them in the first place!
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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Ecosia plants trees while Google gives you tech-disease.
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Man I would love it if Ecosia actually had decent search results. Well, guess I’ll have to donate for trees.
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Ecosia uses Bing, so it’s probably good for porn. Google has gotten worse lately anyway, so half the time adding a !g bang doesn’t actually help.
Yeah Ecosia probably uses the free google api and not the paid one. I use SearX. Wonderful little search engine.