Even with Chrome, I use DuckDuckGo as my search engine. Oddly, in Europe, despite the EU wanting to separate Goole Search from the rest of its services, Firefox will be keeping Google as its default search engine in Europe (http://searchengineland.com/google-firefox-europe-209378).

More interesting is the news out of Europe - http://www.slashgear.com/report-european-parliament-wants-google-broken-up-21356798/

So, Europe wants Google "broken up". It's almost amusing. Google can buy and sell Europe and still make a profit. The whole thing is about the selling of 'preferred ads' 'relevant' to the user. If the user has a brain, he can use any search engine he prefers.

 

"Nov 21 (Reuters) - The European Parliament is preparing a non-binding resolution that proposes splitting Google Inc's search engine operations in Europe from the rest of its business as one possible option to rein in the Internet company's dominance in the search market.

European politicians have grown increasingly concerned about Google's and other American companies' command of the Internet industry, and have sought ways to curb their power. A public call for a break-up would be the most far-reaching action proposed and a significant threat to Google's business.

The draft motion does not mention Google or any specific search engine, though Google is by far the dominant provider of such services in Europe with an estimated 90 percent market share. Earlier on Friday, the Financial Times described a draft motion as calling for a break-up of Google." 

-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/european-parliament-eyes-google-break-up_n_6202020.html

I guess the EU thinks it's less of a monopoly than Google. Hypocrisy at its best.

They don't seem to realize that the people can make their own choices...Bing, and all the other search engines could have been freely chosen by the Europeans and still can be...they chose Google. So, in the best of the all wise "we know better than you, so we have to protect you" mentality, the EU is swooping in.

I am so surprised. I didn't know Yahoo was a browser......

Meh......

True...selling it? It'd probably lose money.

I'd like to see Google broken up, too... into tiny little pieces and scattered to the four winds.. 

Long live free software! 

It's absolutely impossible. You will be able to change search engine.

Default means just that.  Gandhialf is right.  You'll still be able to use any search engine you wish.

Yes, and if the one you wish to use is not included in the drop down menu you can add it in Manage Search Engines.

WTF  is DuckDuckGo?!?!?! 

Hell,  I only just discovered Tor Browser. 

It's when you're at the wrong end of the firing range and it's target practice day... and the bloke next to ya says "Duck, Duck..... GO!!!!!

Nah, seriously, it is a new search engine that's not ad supported, so there are NO ads in your results.

It's at least 2-3 years old, but not only is it advertising free, you aren't tracked, and your searches are anonymous.

So it's 2-3 years old, eh?  I only heard about it just this year, which suggests I should get out from under my rock more often.

And guess who introduced me? 

Meaning it's all YOUR fault I didn't know of it before.  You could have done it sooner.

I'm wrong..."DuckDuckGo was solo-founded by Gabriel Weinberg in February 2008 in Valley Forge, PA (USA)."

It was bought by Union Square in 2/2011...as for why you didn't see posts about it? I know I've posted about it...here: http://drjbhl.joeuser.com/article/419194/How_to_get_your_privacy_under_control first time...after tazgecko told me about it.

You chose not to read? I'm wounded.

I never choose not to read... it's just that sometimes my eyes aren't open when I come to the forums.

You will also remember that I took 2 long periods away to sort issues out, so it's possible I missed the post as I didn't trawl too far back upon re-entry.

As for being wounded... physician, heal thyself.  And not too heavy on the pain meds.