Private and Secure Web Search Engines: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Kagi, Startpage

Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode | But Apple exec argued DuckDuckGo wasn't as private as believed.

Apple Considered, Rejected Switch To DuckDuckGo From Google

Details of Apple’s talks to replace Google with Bing and even DuckDuckGo revealed in unsealed court testimony