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Changing the state of privacy starts with changing how we talk about things. Stop using anti-privacy language, here's a guide ๐Ÿ‘‡ (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] zikzak025@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Manalith@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

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"