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Why does Firefox use Google for their search engine? They are notoriously known for gobbling your info and selling it.

Why does Firefox use Google for their search engine? They are notoriously known for gobbling your info and selling it.

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Type about:preferences#search<enter> in the address bar. You can select any search engine to be your default from here.

You can also remove any engine from here.

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FredMcD
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Type about:preferences#search<enter> in the address bar. You can select any search engine to be your default from here.

You can also remove any engine from here.