When in StartPage browser type in 'ip address' and enter, and up pops your IP address and location. I'd have thought that the op address of the search engine would appear! It's not as private as you think.
Hi Gerard. Maybe you are thinking of the US private search engine DuckDuckGo? We don't offer that "what is my IP address feature." DuckDuckGo does.
Note that StartPage.com does NOT record your IP address or any other personal information. That said, when you visit a 3rd party website directly without any protection, that site can see your IP address. An IP address is like a snail mail address that indicates where mail you request should be sent.
If you want to visit 3rd party websites via StartPage, you can do so anonymously using the free StartPage proxy. Here is a link to information about that feature: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/146/0/where-is-the-startpage-proxy-and-how-do-i-use-it
Hope this helps! Feel free to email our tech team if you have any questions about this: Support@startpage.com
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Hi Gerard. Maybe you are thinking of the US private search engine DuckDuckGo? We don't offer that "what is my IP address feature." DuckDuckGo does.
Note that StartPage.com does NOT record your IP address or any other personal information. That said, when you visit a 3rd party website directly without any protection, that site can see your IP address. An IP address is like a snail mail address that indicates where mail you request should be sent.
If you want to visit 3rd party websites via StartPage, you can do so anonymously using the free StartPage proxy. Here is a link to information about that feature: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/146/0/where-is-the-startpage-proxy-and-how-do-i-use-it
Hope this helps! Feel free to email our tech team if you have any questions about this: Support@startpage.com