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European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns
- The European Parliament will replace Google with Qwant as the default search engine on its computers.
- Qwant is described as a privacy-focused European search engine designed to avoid tracking users.
- The change aligns with the Parliament’s digital sovereignty goals and data protection priorities.
- Lawmakers will still be free to use other search engines or change defaults if they wish.
- The move follows months of pressure from lawmakers to reduce the EU institutions’ dependence on U.S. technology.
- Qwant was founded in 2013 and markets itself as a privacy-first alternative to Google.
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