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The engine occasionally throws up a "Sorry, we've detected unusual traffic from your IP address" and then I have to type in my query again after solving the captcha. They're also based in France, which is bringing in anti-encryption laws and suchlike, so (unless I'm an idiot, which is not unlikely) the risk of something compromising Qwant is rising a bit.
On top of that, it's the only privacy-respecting search engine not to achieve an A grade on ToS;DR.
Oh, very good points you mention here, definitively few red flags. As for the unusual traffic for your IP I experienced it because I'm using a VPN
It will be. However, I would prefer to keep the VPN on.
Of course... I can't even picture myself not using a VPN, I prefer to ditch anything that prevent me to protect my privacy
Same here. I'll go and live in a hut in Greenland before I go back to Google.
Totally agree...