Qwant: the French search engine that respects your privacy

A few years ago, everyone loved Google. We did research, we had results and we opened the champagne limit to thank them. And then we learned things that were not very clear about American society. Our research was analyzed, digested, resold. Worse, we realized that the results that the engine gave us were not the most accurate, but those that it thought we liked the most. Basically, we are guinea pigs and we are manipulated. In this Orwellian context, the time has come to the healthier alternative and this one is called Qwant that we present to you today.

Qwant: respecting the user

Qwant is indeed a French search engine launched in 2011. Today, it is deployed in 37 countries and claims more than 200 million monthly queries. From the outset, it set itself up as the antithesis of Google with regard to the collection of your data. Thus, it simply collects only the minimum to ensure its proper functioning. So you won’t have no targeted advertising and all the results that are offered to you are neutral, without filters and without any other criterion than that of relevance. Qwant even makes it a point of honor to ensure the highest possible level of protection for your personal data so that it cannot be stolen from you. Thus, it does not keep your search history. It also offers a dark mode for battery saving.

You can use it by going directly to the address https://www.qwant.com/ or choose it as the default search engine in your browser’s address bar. Finally, it exists directly in the form of a mobile application available under android and iOS.

Qwant Junior: to learn to surf

Because more and more young people have access to the Internet, Qwant Junior is precisely intended for the public of 6-12 years in order to teach them to do research in complete safety. It allows them to explore the web in an environment far from dangers, playful and without advertising. On the home page, your child will find research suggestions, news, games as well as educational tabs. Qwant Junior also filters the results so as not to show violent or pornographic content, for example. E-commerce links are also hidden. These banned sites are on a blacklist updated by algorithms but also education professionals. These pages are then no longer accessible via their address.

Like its big brother, it is available at its address https://www.qwantjunior.com/ and in the form of a mobile application available under android and iOS.

Qwant Maps: to go where you want

If you need a GPS service, you will find what you are looking for with Qwant Mapswhich relies on the OpenStreetMap and OpenAdresses collaborative solutions as well as the PagesJaunes directory. It will help you calculate the most convenient route for you and will also give you information about the services available around you. Where it still makes the difference is thatit does not collect any of your personal data. Your journeys are therefore neither saved nor analysed. Your geolocation is only used temporarily and only when you use the service.

If you’re tired of being sued by Google, switch to Qwant! You will feel watched (as Tolstoy used to say).