Safari vs Firefox

Bomiboll wrote:

I searched for " A proof that 1= -1" in Safari and Chrome found zilch

Firefox found some links

How come ?

Here is a clear answer:

Browsers never find links. The search engine that YOU have chosen to use in a browser finds links.

In Safari: Click on Safari in the top bar, then Settings, then Search and choose your preferred search engine from the dropdown

In Firefox: Click on Firefox in the top bar, then Settings, then Search, then Default search engine and choose your preferred search engine from the dropdown.

HINT: DuckDuckGo is the only search engine that does not track and sell your search history.

What search engine did you use for these searches? And then ask them. The apps don't search, they just send the search to your chosen engine.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Bomiboll wrote:

Just google "1=-1" and you get different results in Safari and FF (FireFox)

Can you explain that ??

As noted, it can depend on the search engine you're using. And, in the case of Google, it can depend on whether or not you're logged in. If you're logged into Google, the results are "tailored" based on previous searches.

As google collects all the Personal Data for resale

Bomiboll wrote:

Just google "1=-1" and you get different results in Safari and FF (FireFox)

Can you explain that ??

As noted, it can depend on the search engine you're using. And, in the case of Google, it can depend on whether or not you're logged in. If you're logged into Google, the results are "tailored" based on previous searches.

dialabrain wrote:

If only it worked as well as Google.

That’s the tradeoff. Google works better BECAUSE it tracks everyone’s searches, so it can match your searches to what other people were looking for. But it also uses that tracking information to target ads to you, and to sell to their advertisers. So it’s sort of like getting the benefit of a pact with the Devil, with your soul (or online life story) as the price.

What happens when using " 1= -1 " , quotation makes on both ends in Search of Safari ?

Use the same in Firefox ?

Both, using the same Golag Search engine

Bomiboll wrote:

Just google "1=-1" and you get different results in Safari and FF (FireFox)

Can you explain that ??

Adding useless info just incase

" When you surround your search terms with quotation marks, you are telling the database that the words must appear as an exact phrase. "

As for the other question - No

Just an aside, I have four gmail accounts. My main account which I have used since 2009 gets at most one or two spam emails a week. I've never had any spam on the other three. So, I'm fine with Google.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/google-settles-5-billion-consumer-privacy-lawsuit-2023-12-28/

Over the past 3 weeks I have accumulated 101 messages in my gmail spam folder.

I also get about a dozen “promotions" emails a day (i.e. ads) on my gmail account, that cannot be selected and deleted; they must be deleted individually, and the trash icon on those emails moves around, so sometimes when I click the trash icon in the message list the message opens anyway.

I resent that implication. I have never used my gmail account for anything other than personal emails. I never use it for e-commmerce activities, never use it to register on websites. I use my iCloud account or login with Apple for any sites I visit. So I must conclude that either Google is sharing it or spammers just make cycle through possible gmail addresses.

Just google "1=-1" and you get different results in Safari and FF (FireFox)

Can you explain that ??

At a guess, I suspect your previous search history in the respective browsers might have an influence, but I've no idea why you're asking that here. The search results are the business of Google, not of either of the browsers. That's where you should pose your query.

Bomiboll wrote:

I searched for " A proof that 1= -1" in Safari and Chrome found zilch

Firefox found some links

Same search using the Google Search Engine in Firefox.

Bomiboll wrote:

Just google "1=-1" and you get different results in Safari and FF (FireFox)

Can you explain that ??

I don't…

PRP_53 wrote:

Adding useless info just incase

Correct. The results in this case are the same whether quoted or not.