@Wetrix DDG is a front for Bing (Microsoft). DDG makes its money with Amazon ads that it places in the results. Microsoft benefits from knowing what people search for and by possibly controlling returned results. It is an anonymized search, but it benefits companies we might not want to support. I am not anti DDG as it is a better alternative to the personalized searches. My default is Searx or Mojeek. Then I will go to DDG only if needed.