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zakm
Seems like a conflict of interest.
eridius
How do you mean?
craftyguy
It's in DDG's best interest to make Google look bad, since it means more users for them.
rhapsodic
>It's in DDG's best interest to make Google look bad, since it means more users for them.

That's an absolutely valid point. And I hope they're very successful in their efforts.

strathmeyer
Conflict requires two interests.
craftyguy
Being credible might be the other interest?
lelandgaunt
Not really if DDG is transparent with their methodology.
solarkraft
Why US only and why screenshots? It seems a lot easier to give people a browser extension that automatically reports back.
breakingcups
Easier by what metric? Many people know how to make a screenshot. Would you really have a developer spend his time writing extensions for all major browsers that:

A. Need to be tested thoroughly or the entire survey is a bust

B. Might break the second Google pushes a change to production

C. Costs you time instead of the volunteers?

solarkraft
It's a higher up-front investment, but when you have the extension (which is super easy to install), you can automatically collect a ton of data, potentially without the user even doing much work.