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I expected something more shocking when I read "working with Russia".
Kagi uses multiple search backends, and of course it needs to forward search terms to these backends. These backends probably can't trace the searches back to the individual Kagi user though, but Yandex could still analyze search trends for example.
What's worse is that - unless they use Yandex' API for free - customers indirectly (and likely unknowingly) support a Russian company with their paid Kagi subscription.
Kagi should at the very least release a statement about this claim.
I am surpised yandex aint sanctioned tbh
Same, but it's great for finding things US companies want taken down
As much as i hate russia and their bullshit, you aint wrong.
A shrewd internet enjoyer could be using it as a cross reference to check their beloved megacorps offering🐸
probably because us government employees use its reverse image search for how good it is
Google nuked that feature... Hmmm
Aside from reverse image search Yandex is wonderful for obscure things like software reverse engineering.