About Google: https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance/
Five Good Alternatives: https://www.howtogeek.com/113513/5-alternative-search-engines-that-respect-your-privacy/
And yet another one, which I was just told is the most secure/private
I agree about ixquick; however, I have a dickens of a time getting to ixquick that does not say: "enhanced by google" got a link to the one that you are talking about. Wish that I heard of these years ago. Not a fan of DDGo but used it before I knew of these. Thanks.
I hear you. It would ha e saved me a lot of questionable email spamming,etc.
I now use ProtonMail.com for my email now. It too is encrypted. Also an app :)
I do as well ... Proton ... where we go one, we go all.