Swisscows

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Swisscows - Privacy-Oriented Search Engine Add-on for Firefox

Swisscows is a Firefox add-on that replaces the standard search engine with Swisscows, a highly privacy-focused search engine. This secure web search tool doesn't store personal information or use it for business purposes. All search queries are anonymized after 7 days. Swisscows uses its own servers, not cloud-based or third-party ones. The servers are located in a highly secure data center in the Swiss Alps. With Swisscows, your browsing activities and personal data remain private, providing you with a protected space online.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.69
(212)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2021-02-22)
Creation date: 2019-02-27
Weekly download count: 232
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Overrides search engine: Yes
Size: 19.64K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Swisscows (v2.0.3)
4.43 (35) 10,000
Swisscows Private Search (v2.0.0)
4.23 (1,533) 121,719
Swisscows (v2.0.3)
4.50 (10) 9,830
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Add-on summary

Swisscows is committed to your surveillance-free zone! Our extension enables a secure web search and offers optimal search results, private and anonymous! Make Swisscows your standard search engine in Firefox and protect your privacy!

We are Swisscows and we do not save your data! We respect your privacy and see it as our calling to protect your privacy.

Swisscows is a data-safe search engine. We take the privacy of our users very seriously.

More and more people are angry about how online companies handle user data. As Swisscows team, we have made it our business to offer Internet users a protected space. To ensure the protection of personal data and privacy on the Internet, we have developed the data-secure search engine Swisscows. By using Swisscows, you reduce the amount of data collected about you many times over. We do not create personal profiles, but anonymize all search queries after 7 days.

  • It is in our DNA to protect every user!
  • We do not save your data!
  • At Swisscows you are 100% anonymous!
  • We have our own servers and do not work with a cloud or with third-party providers!
  • Our data center is located in the Swiss Alps and this is the safest bunker in all of Europe!
More privacy for all internet users! No monitoring, no data storage!

Swisscows does not save any personal information and does not forward any personal information! Absolutely none! We make sure that your private life remains your private life. Swisscows is the efficient alternative for everyone who values data integrity and the protection of privacy. In contrast to other search engines, Swisscows users leave no traces. We do without countless analyzes of our visitors. Your topics, IP addresses and personal information will not be stored or used for additional business purposes.

Learn more: You can find more information about Swisscows, our team and our vision at: https://company.swisscows.ch/

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • No data collection and no ads.
  • Good concept of private searching.
  • Fast and efficient search results.
  • Functionality across multiple devices.
  • Ability to filter search results.
Cons
  • Issues with Firefox compatibility.
  • Error 500: Internal Server Error encountered.
  • Ads appearing after updates.
  • Add-on sometimes remains inactive despite activation.
Most mentioned
  • Data privacy and no ads
  • Search functionality issues in Firefox
  • Error 500 messages experienced
  • Ads introduced after updates
User reviews
by Flinkesohr, 2024-10-25


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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Swisscows requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Swisscows has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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