I am suddenly having new results when using Google...and also seeing ads I didn't used to see. (I 'usually' run a webfilter proxy, and turn it off for certain situations.)

This morning, I did a Google search on a couple topics, and got the usual long list of hits. But when I began to click on them, I got a continuous string of "page not founds". Puzzled, I said to myself.."hey..I think Google is messing with me!". So... I turned off my controlling filter/proxy, and VOILA!, the links all worked!

So.. I am assuming that Google has found away to rewrite their scripts to defeat such naughty toys like *I* prefer. Curious, I went to the Ixquick search engine and found that it did NOT impede my searches in any way....and did not record my IP address, either!

Yeah... I know that they have to make lot of billions selling ads to do all the stuff they do, but sheesh! That's too much!

They are making a big point of combining ALL the 'services' that you are enrolled in thru Google (email, Google+, etc...) so that they can track everything you do and...ummm... 'make it easier for you'. As of March 1, there will be NO way to opt out except by not using any Google services..... right....

But I have not seen... so far... any mention of the search control system that requires ads to be visible if you want links to work. I will do some searchs... thru Ixquick... to see if I can clarify exactly what may be going on.