Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns

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investigation into the violent rape of a woman in 2016 on a remote cul-de-sac

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That led them to the home of a state prison guard named John Edward Kurtz.

Don’t tell any prison guards about DuckDuckGo I guess

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  • Get an provider with Dynamic IP.

  • Use a VPN (although be aware many are acting as data brokers as well, and some are owned by a large Israeli company).

  • If you have a google account turn off the settings for tracking location, AI assistants, and search history.

  • Build a habit of manually removing cookies or other data from your browser as part of browser hygine.

  • Learn what elements make up a browser fingerprint.

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Also, use a browser and search engine that don’t log your searches.

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