Qwant shares some of the data it collects with advertising partners like Microsoft. Nonetheless, some would argue that the mere fact that Qwant collects this kind of data is a potential privacy loophole. In other words, they make it hard for third-party services to build a profile on you. Instead, search terms and IP addresses are transmitted differently using different services to make it hard for the parties involved to tie search terms to IP addresses. However, Qwant claims that it doesn't transmit IP addresses and search terms as a pair. Microsoft, as some of us may know, isn't exactly a role model in privacy. Consequently, Qwant needs to collect and transmit the IP addresses and search terms of its users to Microsoft. But Qwant's weak point is its reliance on third-party services whose privacy policies might not always respect the privacy of users.įor instance, Qwant relies on ad services from Microsoft for revenue. To be fair, they put quite a lot of effort into it. The way Qwant processes the data it collects places a lot of emphasis on protecting the privacy of the user. However, Qwant is not exactly a lost cause in this regard.
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