Post #1610418
2026-04-24 01:45 UTC
@kagihq@mastodon.social
I haven't cancelled, but I've got to admit that I came close when I realized that you were sending every search ending in a question mark straight to Google.
Now I just avoid using your AI features as the main reason I started subscribing was to get decent search without being surveilled by the likes of Google.
I'll admit though, that the first competitor to come along providing even a vaguely similar service without Google / Yandex involved will immediately take my current Kagi subscription.
So much of what you do is so promising, and then you undermine it by sharing data with the exact companies we're trying to get away from. Yes it may be more anonymous, but I'm still training Google against my wishes.
#Kagi #Google #Alphabet #AI #GenAI #Privacy #Surveillance
Replies (2)
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@kagihq@mastodon.social 2026-04-24 02:08
@Blort@social.tchncs.de Hi there, thanks for your feedback. The most important thing to say plainly: Kagi does not make surveilling you possible, and nothing you search or ask is used to train anyone's models. The same applies to AI features: Kagi proxies every request, so the LLM provider doesn't see who you are. You can check our LLM & Privacy guide here: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llms-privacy.html As for indexes we use, Kagi blends in much more than Google (including our own indexes.) More below 👇
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@65_percenter@ieji.de 2026-04-24 01:53
@Blort @kagihq you can try searxng instances using search engines you configure via settings