[tor-bugs] #25992 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instaead of their normal website as the default search engine?

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#25992: Should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's onion (hidden) service instaead of
their normal website as the default search engine?
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     Reporter:  nsuchy                    |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 The current version of the Tor Browser Bundle uses the search engine
 DuckDuckGo to allow users to easily make search queries from the about:tor
 page and the address bar. I noticed that DuckDuckGo also has an onion
 (hidden) service available. As such, should Tor Browser use DuckDuckGo's
 onion (hidden) service instead of their normal website as the default
 search engine?

 **A few benefits I see here:**

 *) Shows what Tor Hidden Services can do - do all Tor Browser users know
 about or use a Tor Hidden Service? This could make it shine and users the
 benefit on a day to day basis.

 *) The amount of "exit" bandwidth to DuckDuckGo's services would be
 diverted into relay bandwidth (based on my understanding of tor hidden
 services - not exactly sure but relays with a no-exit policy would still
 help route traffic to DuckDuckGo)

 **Example Query (URL Syntax):**
 https://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/?q=Tor+Browser+Bundle&t=hf

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