"Disconnect Search is a specialized VPN that lets you search privately using your favorite search engine. We don’t log searches, IP addresses, or any other personal info."
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Beth Dichter
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Disconect Search is a new tool that works with most search engines (including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Blekko) in Chrome and Firefox and allows you to keep your information private. If you are concerned about issues of tracking this new tool will help you keep your search information private. There is a short video that explains the process on the site. There is also a short article about Disconnect on TechCrunch. Below are two quotes from this article. “Your searches are anything but private,” he noted in a statement. “Search engines, and even websites and Internet service providers, can save your searches and connect them to your real name through your user accounts.” AND “Even if you never log in to an account, search engines and many websites typically save your searches and connect them to an IP address, which can allow companies to uniquely identify your computer.”
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Are you concerned about how much information is collected about you when you do searches? Do you have any idea how many sites are tracking you without your knowledge?
Disconnect.me has come out of beta and is now available as an extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explore and Opera or you can use a web-based version. The program allows you to continue to use your favorite search engine (well...some of the top ones: Google, Bing, Yahoo, blekko, DuckDuckGo).
There is also a "kid's version" available for the iPad and iPhone.
If you are concerned about privacy this tool is worth checking out. They have several videos that describe just what is happening (so you can see how many places may be tracking you without your knowledge) as well as an extensive FAQ section.
Many students are now asking questions about privacy online. This tool may help them get a deeper understanding of what happens in a search, providing them with a knowledge base to help them decisions about how they search and what is shared.