I fully respect if it’s just not in the budget for you. A company has to make money somehow. I’d rather pay than get ads or worse let them collect and yet worse sell my data. Also, you can use a burner email and vpn if you want to add an extra layer of obfuscation in there for privacy.
Here’s a few links from their faq.
https://help.kagi.com/kagi/faq/faq.html#why-trust
https://help.kagi.com/kagi/faq/faq.html#why-should-i-pay-for-search
https://help.kagi.com/kagi/faq/faq.html#why-does-kagi-search-require-an-email-address
I really hope I don’t come off as a shill for them. It’s one of the few companies I actually really like.
I also run proton family, and really like the product offering. Their leadership gives me anxiety though. Promos and sales are only for new customers and standard pricing is a bit steep, but you do get multiple services.
Yay -S sudo-science-bin
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Well boys, it was worth a shot. Smile and wave, smile and wave.