{"id":220803,"date":"2024-04-05T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/why-pay-10-a-month-to-get-away-from-google-search\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:15","slug":"why-pay-10-a-month-to-get-away-from-google-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/why-pay-10-a-month-to-get-away-from-google-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Why pay $10 a month to get away from Google search?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Google has gone from being the go-to search engine to something people are paying to avoid entirely. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:404 Media;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">404 Media<\/a> co-founder <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_koebler?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jason Koebler;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jason Koebler<\/a> about <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/friendship-ended-with-google-now-kagi-is-my-best-friend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his experience moving away from Google and towards Kagi;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his experience moving away from Google and towards Kagi<\/a>, a $10 a month search engine without ads or data tracking. Funny enough, Kagi is still relying on Google\u2019s index, so it\u2019s a lot like using that site before the onslaught of ads, sponsored posts and AI results. Also, we discuss the company\u2019s lies around Chrome\u2019s incognito mode, as well as the news that it would be deleting user data collected in that mode. (Be sure to <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/the-404-media-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:check out the 404 Media podcast;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">check out the 404 Media podcast<\/a> too!)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you&#8217;ve got suggestions or topics you&#8217;d like covered on the show, be sure to <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/mailto:podcast@engadget.com?subject=Engadget%20Podcast%20Feedback\" data-ylk=\"slk:email us;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>email us<\/strong><\/a> or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcast, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019-08-01-engadget-podcasts.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Engadget News;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Engadget News<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>Topics<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Why Jason Koebler moved from Google to Kagi&#8217;s paid search engine \u2013 0:45<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Google says it will destroy data collected from users using Incognito mode \u2013 15:01<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Gurman report: Apple is working on personal home robots \u2013 24:55<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Amazon just walked out on its self check-out tech \u2013 30:43<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>FCC set to vote to restore Net Neutrality \u2013 43:00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Apple adds Spatial Personas to make the Vision Pro experience less lonely \u2013 45:09<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Proposed California state law would give tech workers the \u201cright to disconnect\u201d \u2013 47:17<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Tekken director responds to fighting game fans\u2019 request for a Waffle House stage \u2013 49:57<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Around Engadget \u2013 51:22<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Working on \u2013 54:31<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Pop culture picks \u2013 59:13<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Subscribe!<\/h2>\n<h2><strong><em>Credits<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Hosts:<\/em><\/strong><em> Cherlynn Low and Devindra Hardawar<\/em> <br \/><strong><em>Guest: <\/em><\/strong><a data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_koebler?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jason Koebler;cpos:12;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Jason Koebler<\/em><\/a><br \/><strong><em>Producer:<\/em><\/strong><em> Ben Ellman<\/em> <br \/><strong><em>Music:<\/em><\/strong><em> Dale North and Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/engadget-podcast-google-search-kagi-incognito-123049753.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Google has gone from being the go-to search engine to something people are paying to avoid entirely. 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