I tried using DDG... I used it for over a year. But I gave up - the search is seriously lacking. It's minor for large things, but really noticeable for more obscure searches. I went back to Google when I made my new computer 10 months ago and I will never take search for granted again.<p>Now, to have a little privacy with Google, I just use SEARCHONYMOUS which automatically avoids using my signed in email account for search and YouTube.