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  1. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    I wonder will apple ever develop their own Search Engine to compete with Google i hope so id never use Google again. I despise google
    06-08-2016 01:00 PM
  2. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Anyway do you think Apple will make a search engine it would be interesting to see I'm surprised they haven't yet to compete with Google
    Apple won't make a search engine just for the sake of competing with Google. That being said, you never know. I think Apple needs to concentrate on improving its existing services before branching off into new ones.
  3. randally's Avatar
    randally
    I've switched all my devices to use DuckDuckGo as the default search site. They do not track your searches.
    06-08-2016 03:36 PM
  4. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    cool. its not even that for me i just dont like anything made by google/alphabet
    06-08-2016 05:56 PM
  5. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    is there a way to stop google showing your location at the very end of a page search what i mean is if you go to google.com type in something like apple scroll all the way down are you being shown your location or a rough location of where you are
    06-08-2016 07:20 PM
  6. TurboTiger's Avatar
    TurboTiger
    All of my devices, including my MacBook Air are set to Google.
    I'm sure if someone or some company wanted to locate me, they could even if I didn't use Google.
    Good Luck
    06-08-2016 07:35 PM
  8. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    But are you seeing that location thing I described
    06-08-2016 07:36 PM
  9. TurboTiger's Avatar
    TurboTiger
    Not really.
    I just searched "car wash"
    The top 3 listing were the closes to me.
    Scrolled all the way down & no ads.
    This was using Safari on my iPad Air
    F there have been ads n the past, I've haven't noticed them or just conditioned myself to ignore them.
    Good Luck
    Good Luck
    06-08-2016 07:58 PM
  10. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Not ads but that it says your location at the end
    06-08-2016 07:59 PM
  11. Ledsteplin's Avatar
    Ledsteplin
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    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Not ads but that it says your location at the end
    Mine always shows my location. Only you can see that. What is your concern?
    06-08-2016 08:17 PM
  12. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Cool no concern just wanted to know it wasn't just me. And I don't like websites knowing my location in quite a private person is all
    06-08-2016 08:19 PM
  13. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Are you seeing your location at the end of the page after u do a Google search
    06-08-2016 08:20 PM
  14. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    You never know what Apple has up its sleeves but I'm perfectly fine using Google. The search engine is lightyears ahead of any of its competitors and Google generally does services way better than Apple (i.e. Good Docs, Gmail, Maps).

    Yes, Google shows my location at the bottom of the page because I've given them access to it in order to receive more relevant search results.
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    06-08-2016 09:11 PM
  15. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    How do u turn it off. I know how to on the iOS devices but I don't know how to on my Mac please help
    06-08-2016 09:13 PM
  16. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    Originally Posted by samduffy
    How do u turn it off. I know how to on the iOS devices but I don't know how to on my Mac please help
    Open Safari, then go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy. You can change your location services settings there.

    Will Apple ever develop their own Search Engine?-screen-shot-2016-06-08-9.14.25-pm.png
    06-08-2016 09:16 PM
  17. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Yeah I did that still didn't work I have cookies enabled and then in the second section I have deny without prompting but it's still showing my location
    06-08-2016 09:17 PM
  18. Ledsteplin's Avatar
    Ledsteplin
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    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Are you seeing your location at the end of the page after u do a Google search
    You can turn off sites having your location. Go to Settings > Privacy > location services > scroll down to Safari websites > check never.
    06-08-2016 09:18 PM
  19. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Thanks but I was wondering for the mac
    06-08-2016 09:19 PM
  20. Ledsteplin's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Thanks but I was wondering for the mac
    Look above my post.
    06-08-2016 09:20 PM
  21. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Yes I saw this other post but for some reason why I try that on my Mac it doesn't work
    06-08-2016 09:21 PM
  22. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Yeah I did that still didn't work I have cookies enabled and then in the second section I have deny without prompting but it's still showing my location
    Is it just an estimated location? Web sites--not just Google--often track visitors' geographic locations and they don't need your permission. They can tell approximately where you are based on your IP address.
    06-08-2016 09:22 PM
  23. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Yes it tells me it's getting it from my IP address and recent locations I searched but I cleared my locations history so I'm guessing it's from my ip. Is there anyway to get rid of this
    06-08-2016 09:23 PM
  24. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    For example I'm from Ireland and I live in Dublin so it gives my location as Dublin rather than the local area I live within Dublin if that makes sense
    06-08-2016 09:24 PM
  25. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Yes it tells me it's getting it from my IP address and recent locations I searched but I cleared my locations history so I'm guessing it's from my ip. Is there anyway to get rid of this
    Aside from using a VPN there's really no way to stop them from gaining access to your IP address. Is there a reason you're so worried? The second you bought a smartphone and starting using social media you signed away a certain amount of privacy. It's the name of the game!
    06-08-2016 09:37 PM
  26. samduffy's Avatar
    samduffy
    Ok cool no no reason at all just. Curious is all as I've never noticed it before and like I said above I'm a private person is all. Thanks for the info. All I ever Google is apple tech anyway lol. No it was just more for curiosity I wanted to know thanks
    06-08-2016 09:39 PM
  27. Rob Phillips's Avatar
    Rob Phillips
    Originally Posted by samduffy
    Ok cool no no reason at all just. Curious is all as I've never noticed it before and like I said above I'm a private person is all. Thanks for the info. All I ever Google is apple tech anyway lol. No it was just more for curiosity I wanted to know thanks
    You're welcome
    06-08-2016 09:42 PM
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