Should I use Ecosia instead of Google?
The most obvious takeaway is that when using Ecosia, you know you’re doing some good for the world. Google, Microsoft, and other big tech companies may donate to good causes, but their primary mission is to rake in huge profits. That’s not the case with Ecosia. No Selling Data: Ecosia does not sell your search data or your web history to third parties. Your curiosity remains your business. No Permanent Profile: They anonymize your searches after one week and do not use personal trackers to monitor the sites you visit after you leave the search page.Ecosia (derived from eco and utopia) is a not-for-profit business based in Berlin, Germany. It runs its namesake internet search engine, which launched on 7 December 2009 to coincide with UN climate talks in Copenhagen.Boycott of Google On 12 August 2019, Ecosia announced it would not participate in the search-choice auction to appear on Android devices led by Google. This meant that in 2020, European Android phone users did not have the option to set Ecosia as a default search engine.Ecosia has pretty much the same interface as Google, but it’s got no AI overview, you get what you search for. I haven’t even really seen AI on the images tab. I haven’t used their AI and won’t do so but it’s to my understanding they don’t even generate images so that’s something.
Why would someone use Ecosia?
Ecosia’s mission is to create simple ways for everyone to be climate active every day. We dedicate 100% of our profits to the planet. That means you can plant trees, protect endangered animals, and uplift communities around the world simply by browsing. Using Ecosia AI is meaningful because it actively contributes to tree planting and environmental causes. ChatGPT remains an unfortunately powerful AI, as its environmental contributions are absent and weak.