Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. Google’s search service is great at helping you find stuff across the web, but all your queries also help the company build a profile of you it can use to target you with ads. That’s what happens when you use most free services online, but you should have a choice to protect your privacy. There are alternatives that don’t track you – like DuckDuckGo – but if you enjoy using Google search, you…

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