How to eliminate google from my computer. and what do i replace it with?

How to eliminate google from my computer. and what do i replace it with.

llfrog wrote:
How to eliminate google from my computer. and what do i replace it with.
Well first off you'll need another browser, Firefox allows many other search engine choices, Chrome is made by Google so that's no help really.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Once you have Firefox installed (and check the status of your plug-ins) you can search online for alternate search engines, there are hundreds.
Duck Duck Go is very privacy oriented.
https://duckduckgo.com/html/
You can find more here
https://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_alternative_search_engi.php
Once you find one you like and visit the site you can add it to the Firefox search selection like this
You also can remove Google if you wish totally or just not use it.
Firefox also has Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, BetterPrivacy add-ons which combined and enabled will stop the trackers of Google and others.

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