Google Anonymously

[Rammjet]

Google is the most popular search engine. They have been known to make extensive use of personal search data.

 

Blackboxsearch.com allows you to search anonymously on Google, MSN and Yahoo.

 

The following allows you to use Blackboxsearch.com to perform the Google search in Firefox and Macfox for OSX.

 

Open the following file:

Firefox.app -> right-click -> Show Package Contents -> Contents/MacOS/searchplugins/google.xml

Modify the bottom half of the file as shown:

<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&qu={searchTerms}"/>
<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.blackboxsearch.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?">
 <Param name="engine" value="google"/>
 <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>
 <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>
 <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>
 <!-- Dynamic parameters -->
 <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>
 <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>
</Url>

[Suzuka]

How do I know if it worked?

[Rammjet]

Restart Firefox and then perform a search.

 

If the URL says Blackboxsearch.com instead of Google.com, then it worked.

[Suzuka]

Nope, didnt work for me, Can you elaborate, what is "The bottom half"?

[Rammjet]

Original file with line 5 and 6 shortened for clarity.

 

1. <SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">'>http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">

2. <ShortName>Google</ShortName>

3. <Description>Google Search</Description>

4. <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>

5. <Image width....shortened

6. <Url type="application/x-suggestions....shortened

7. <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.com/search">

8. <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>

9. <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>

10. <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>

11. <!-- Dynamic parameters -->

12. <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>

13. <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>

14. </Url>

15. <SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>'>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>

16. </SearchPlugin>

 

Modified file with lines 5 and 6 shortened for clarity.

 

Modify line 7 and add line 8 in bold.

 

1. <SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">

2. <ShortName>Google</ShortName>

3. <Description>Google Search</Description>

4. <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>

5. <Image width="16" height=....shortened

6. <Url type="application/x-suggestions....shortened

7. <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.blackboxsearch.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?">

8. <Param name="engine" value="google"/>

9. <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>

10. <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>

11. <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>

12. <!-- Dynamic parameters -->

13. <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>

14. <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>

15. </Url>

16. <SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>

17. </SearchPlugin>

[Suzuka]

Still doesnt work :/

[FavleX]

..any way to do the same inside Safari??

[Luisef]

Really, i would rather use Safari as favalessa, so is there any way to do it???

Thanks in advance....

[Alucard!]

cant u just post the xml file?

[Alucard!]

sorry,.. i got it working now =)

[sg]

but wont blackboxsearch know what you searched?

[A Nonny Moose]

The telephone company--they KNOW YOUR NAME. They HAVE YOUR NUMBER!!!