[tor-bugs] #4902 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Change the default search engine in TBB

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#4902: Change the default search engine in TBB
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 Reporter:  phobos         |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
Component:  Firefox Patch  |        Version:
  Issues                   |
 Severity:  Blocker        |     Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                 |  Actual Points:  1
  MikePerry201204          |
Parent ID:                 |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                 |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by heyjoe):

 > The point is we were in contact with Startpage and they said explicitly
 they are not happy with us using their search engine.

 Weird. Thanks for the info.

 > E.g. what does "work with" mean in this context?

 This means paying to (supporting) Amazon and giving Amazon traffic info.

 > And why and how can Amazon track all the searches?

 Traffic info (including traffic to DDG out of Tor network). I believe
 Amazon should also be able to decrypt the traffic as they own the end
 nodes (which practically gives them full access to all info on them).

 Is there any search functionality for mailing lists so I can look for
 relevant discussions about that?

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