Startpage : Search Engine
Startpage: The World’s Most Private Search Engine
Describe Startpage, a Dutch search engine that prioritizes user privacy by providing results from Google and Bing without tracking personal data. It distinguishes itself through features like Anonymous View, which allows users to visit websites via a proxy to hide their identity, and a total refusal to store search history or IP addresses. The company originated as Ixquick in 1998 and has since evolved into a comprehensive suite including a private mobile app and an encrypted email service called StartMail. Despite a majority stake acquisition by the American firm System1, the platform continues to operate under strict European Union privacy laws. Endorsed by privacy advocates like Edward Snowden, the service generates revenue through contextual advertising rather than the personal profiling common among traditional search providers.