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Due to my inability to search Chrome continu to shut down, and the reason they are changing some things, I do not agree with. With Firefox, am I still searching thru google? If so, there was no reason for me to download the Firefox program(s).

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If your service uses Google, I dont need your service. How do I search without using Google?

If your service uses Google, I dont need your service. How do I search without using Google?

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You can use any search engine of your choice.

The recent change in Google policies only affect users if they sign-in to a Google account and/or use a Google product that requires a sign-in (i.e., Gmail)


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You can use any search engine of your choice.

The recent change in Google policies only affect users if they sign-in to a Google account and/or use a Google product that requires a sign-in (i.e., Gmail)


If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.

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Hi mamapeacock. Firefox uses Google as the default search engine, but you can easily change it. Check out here:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Search%20bar?s=search&r=1&e=sph&as=s#w_switching-search-engines

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You may also want to change the search engine used when searching from the Location/URL bar as Google is the default: