Ecosia search engine

LightFlare

cerebus said:

I would be asking how much of a difference switching to a search engine nobody has heard of that claims to be climate friendly and has only 20 million users of that 4% the NHS is apparently responsible for , given people don't like change, have their preferred search engine and won't just switch cause the NHS decides it prefers this one.

How many NHS staff use NHS computers to do searches on a regular basis and don't use their personal devices?

To me and I'm being cynical here but it smacks of a marketing ploy to make the NHS sound green rather than actually making any noticeable difference whatsoever.

I 100% agree with this - it’s all about the optics and let’s face it, designed to distract from all the other issues and challenges the NHS is facing

J_B

cerebus said:

To me and I'm being cynical here but it smacks of a marketing ploy to make the NHS sound green rather than actually making any noticeable difference whatsoever.

You can substitute NHS for hundreds of other businesses who are trying to sound like they're doing the right thing.

Couldn't possibly be a publicity stunt could it?

Newcad

cerebus said:

Of course nobody bothers to read the privacy policy....

 I have read and agree to the (50,000 word) Terms and Conditions - now click continue.

Try telling your boss that's why you haven't got any work done.

RumRat

cerebus said:

RumRat said:

cerebus said:

Is your work going to be blocking Google?

Just had a mooch and the search is powered by either Microsoft bing or Google, so you can expect your data to be hoovered up in the usual way 

You might need to 'mooch' some more..... "Ecosia may be safer than Google. The company is also privacy-focused, refusing to collect and sell your data — ensuring it never goes anywhere"
.‍Ecosia Review: Is It Legit? How Can It Plant Trees For Free? (goodgoodgood.co)

You need to read some more

It says in the privacy policy that it "may" have to share some of your data with bing or Google...

Of course nobody bothers to read the privacy policy....

I guess if you want to be totally anonymous on the web the way to go is use none of them. 

cerebus

Newcad said:

cerebus said:

Of course nobody bothers to read the privacy policy....

 I have read and agree to the (50,000 word) Terms and Conditions - now click continue.

Try telling your boss that's why you haven't got any work done.

And when you get sacked for breaking the terms and conditions don't come crying to me, I don't do tea and sympthany

I tell my boss I didn't get any work done cause I was too busy drinking coffee and chatting  

cerebus

RumRat said:

cerebus said:

RumRat said:

cerebus said:

Is your work going to be blocking Google?

Just had a mooch and the search is powered by either Microsoft bing or Google, so you can expect your data to be hoovered up in the usual way 

You might need to 'mooch' some more..... "Ecosia may be safer than Google. The company is also privacy-focused, refusing to collect and sell your data — ensuring it never goes anywhere"
.‍Ecosia Review: Is It Legit? How Can It Plant Trees For Free? (goodgoodgood.co)

You need to read some more

It says in the privacy policy that it "may" have to share some of your data with bing or Google...

Of course nobody bothers to read the privacy policy....

I guess if you want to be totally anonymous on the web the way to go is use none of them. 

Correct . Build your own search engine 

mgfvvc

Ecosia is recommended at my work as part of their sustainability. It's fine, don't worry about it. If you don't like it, it is just the default. They won't stop you using Google or Bing or DuckDuckGo.