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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.businessinsider.com.au/duckduckgo-ceo-on-google-search-bias-2018-12?r=US&IR=T

One person watching closely was Gabriel Weinberg, co-founder and CEO DuckDuckGo – a privacy-focused search engine company that competes with Google Search and last week, revealed a study of its own (not referenced by Rep. Smith).

The study, among other things, found that participants saw vast differences in search results when searching for the same keywords (like “gun control” or “immigration”) from different locations across the country. The study controlled for other potential factors of personalisation by having its participants log out of their Google accounts and search from an incognito state.

“What [our study] does reveal, or at least suggests, is that Google’s collection and use of personal data, including location, which is then used to filter specific search results, is having an effect akin to the effects of a political bias,” Weinberg told Business Insider on Tuesday. “That is an important nuance often missed in these discussions.?”

Essentially, Weinberg is saying that even if Google does not create its products with the intent of having a political bias, the fact that location information is used to filter results creates its own form of bias.[/quote]
Great points [/quote]

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