November 8, 2021

We’re in this together: Organizations we support

Startpage’s number one mission is to protect the privacy of our users. That is why we support a number of global organizations that are committed to data protection and the right to privacy.

Ever since our founding in 2006, we have been on a mission to protect the privacy of our users. One way we do that is by offering them the safest search engine in the world. But consumers are still being tracked, profiled, and followed in many other places online. That’s why every year we support a number of global organizations who share our mission to protect personal data and the right to privacy.

Since our revenue model based on contextual ads, has made us profitable from the beginning, we have been able to support some of these groups for many years. Here, we want to highlight the valuable work these organizations do, as they all play an important role in protecting our data online. And if you like their work as much as we do, be sure to follow them on social media.

noyb– European Center for Digital Rights

Noyb (“none of your business”) is a Vienna-based non-governmental organization dedicated to enforcing data protection within the European Union. It was founded in 2017 by lawyer and data protection activist Max Schrems, among others. In the fight against data protection violations, noyb most recently lodged several hundred complaints against manipulative cookie banners.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development.

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Epicentre.works – Plattform Grundrechtspolitik

epicenter.works is committed to strengthening fundamental rights and freedom in the digital age. The Vienna-based organization opposes the expansion of state surveillance and works to strengthen the fundamental right to data protection, and to a free, open Internet. The experts analyze network policy laws, highlight the effects of political decisions and develop concrete solutions in line with fundamental rights.

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ThinkPrivacy

ThinkPrivacy is a source to help make privacy and security accessible to everyone. We know there are a lot of products to choose from, and a lot just selling “privacy” to get your money. ThinkPrivacy tests and scrutinizes these products and offers the best available to users of all technological levels.