> It also contacts google by default for searching, character by character quick search completion
replySimilarly to the parent comment, I am quite comfortable with Safari sending my search query to Google when I perform a Google search.
I’m not sure how that’s nonsense.
by default is the key. You can choose duck duck go, but you have to navigate through settings -> apps -> safari first.
replyalso you cannot enable private browsing by default. You have to turn it on manually, and updating safari will reset all that.