Startpage CEO Interview: Robert Beens
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Techlore Talks Interview: Robert Beens, CEO of the privacy search engine Startpage. How does Startpage compare to DuckDuckGo and other search engines? What's their history? Is their recent collaboration a concern? How do they ensure your privacy? Are they a good service? Find out what their CEO has to say in this interview. — Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Is there anything you want to start out with? 01:28 How do your company goals line up with privacy? 05:04 How would you compare a privacy metasearch engine to your service? 09:05 Who runs Startpage, and what is the life for an employee like? How's your company setup? 10:30 What separates Startpage from other privacy search engines? 17:10 What makes Startpage more secure and private than other options? 27:48 What are your plans in the future that you can share publicly? 32:30 What do you have to say about the recent ownership change? (System1) 34:12 Does the ownership change effect how data is shared or collected? 35:10 Do you have plans on open sourcing anything in the future? 36:20 If Startpage pays for Google results, how does Startpage make its money? 38:00 Does Starpage plan (or have you already) paid to be a browser default? 40:15 Final Words 40:50 Final Question: Do you have an onion site, and do you allow Tor users to access Startpage? 42:10 Actual Final Words — Techlore Talks: Video Playlist RSS Feed — Techlore Links: Homepage Techlore Forum Go Incognito Course Support Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe
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