[tor-talk] Start Page & Ixquick - same now

[Joe Btfsplk]

On 4/3/2016 5:28 AM, mtsio wrote:
> What about MetaGer? https://suma-ev.de/en/press/index.html
>
>
Yes., what about it?  Sounds similar to other privacy conscious search 
engines, but most documentation on their site is in German. Very little 
I saw was in English.
They do say, "IP addresses are neither recorded nor stored, and user 
information is not passed on to other search engines."  But that's about it.

"MetaGer does not operate any servers outside of Germany and so falls 
exclusively under the privacy of the famously tough German data 
protection laws."
Are German data protection laws famous or tough?  Tough on whom - 
protecting individuals' privacy, or tough on catching criminals?

"The goals of SUMA-EV are also described in the statutes (currently 
available in German only), and in the 22 Theses of SUMA-EV. "
To me, the "22 Theses" read a bit like idealized philosophy vs. any 
legal Privacy Policy or Terms of Service.

Maybe  someone could find their privacy policy or TOS in English - or an 
accurate translation that some users might have to bet their freedom on.

I tried a search on MetaGer's English page - 'mozilla* firefox profile 
contents'.  It returned only 15 hits.
https://metager.de/en/