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    Something very weird with Google's autocomplete, searching on google vs. duckduckgo

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    Even "Hillary Clinton emai" doesn't bring up "Hillary Clinton email". To be fair to Google, "Donald trump russi" doesn't bring up "Donald trump Russia ties" on Google as it does with Duckduckgo. This doesn't seem to be politically motivated, or more precisely, politically biased.

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    The search engines also consider what sorts of phrases you were looking for in the past for your auto-complete. If you search for "Hillary Clinton email" often, it may be more likely to pop up in your search typing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    The search engines also consider what sorts of phrases you were looking for in the past for your auto-complete. If you search for "Hillary Clinton email" often, it may be more likely to pop up in your search typing.
    Of course a search phrase you use often is more likely to appear. So what? That's not the issue.

    The question is: what if you have never searched for "Hillary Clinton [anything]"?

    I haven't - but I just tested it, and when I type in "Hillary Clinton em", the only completions I am offered are "emoji" and "employment" (in that order).

    How does that make any sense?

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    Just typed "Hillary Clinton em" and I didn't get any completions offered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    Of course a search phrase you use often is more likely to appear. So what? That's not the issue.

    The question is: what if you have never searched for "Hillary Clinton [anything]"?

    I haven't - but I just tested it, and when I type in "Hillary Clinton em", the only completions I am offered are "emoji" and "employment" (in that order).

    How does that make any sense?
    Try the same with Trump. It's no different. Try "Trump grab them by the". Nothing. Google does this with every politician/celebrity.

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    How did Google wind up with a seeming monopoly on search engine analytics? Seems like the usual method of getting a monopoly is through government...
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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    How did Google wind up with a seeming monopoly on search engine analytics? Seems like the usual method of getting a monopoly is through government...
    21 Tech Firms Unconstitutionally Funded By CIA-Front Group In-Q-Tel

    How the CIA made Google

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    That explains how it got so big, but not how it gets to monopolize the service.

    That by itself might be enough to make a First Amendment court case. No, the First Amendment is not the be-all and end-all on private property. But was it funded enough by the CIA to no longer qualify as private property? If the CIA is driving its monopoly status, is it really private property?

    A really good lawyer ought to be able to shove the First Amendment down their spooky throats.
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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    That explains how it got so big, but not how it gets to monopolize the service.
    I doubt the CIA stopped at merely creating GOOLAGLE, it is much more valuable to them as a near monopoly.
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    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

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