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Welcome to an interview of Robert Beens, CEO of the privacy search engine Startpage. How does Startpage compare to DuckDuckGo and other search engines? What's their history? Is their recent collaboration a concern? How do they ensure your privacy? Are they a good service? Find out what their CEO has to say in this interview.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Is there anything you want to start out with?
01:28 How do your company goals line up with privacy?
05:04 How would you compare a privacy metasearch engine to your service?
09:05 Who runs Startpage, and what is the life for an employee like? How's your company setup?
10:30 What separates Startpage from other privacy search engines?
17:10 What makes Startpage more secure and private than other options?
27:48 What are your plans in the future that you can share publicly?
32:30 What do you have to say about the recent ownership change? (System1)
34:12 Does the ownership change effect how data is shared or collected?
35:10 Do you have plans on open sourcing anything in the future?
36:20 If Startpage pays for Google results, how does Startpage make its money?
38:00 Does Starpage plan (or have you already) paid to be a browser default?
40:15 Final Words
40:50 Final Question: Do you have an onion site, and do you allow Tor users to access Startpage?
42:10 Actual Final Words
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Is there anything you want to start out with?
01:28 How do your company goals line up with privacy?
05:04 How would you compare a privacy metasearch engine to your service?
09:05 Who runs Startpage, and what is the life for an employee like? How's your company setup?
10:30 What separates Startpage from other privacy search engines?
17:10 What makes Startpage more secure and private than other options?
27:48 What are your plans in the future that you can share publicly?
32:30 What do you have to say about the recent ownership change? (System1)
34:12 Does the ownership change effect how data is shared or collected?
35:10 Do you have plans on open sourcing anything in the future?
36:20 If Startpage pays for Google results, how does Startpage make its money?
38:00 Does Starpage plan (or have you already) paid to be a browser default?
40:15 Final Words
40:50 Final Question: Do you have an onion site, and do you allow Tor users to access Startpage?
42:10 Actual Final Words
🎥 VIDEO
Watch on YouTube
🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE
Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom.
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