The World's Most Private Search Engine

For those who are concerned about protecting their privacy while doing searches,please read about Ixquick.com and itsoffshoot, startpage.com below. Your searches will not be seen by others,including the government or large corporations.

Hi, all:

There is great news today for privacy lovers! The world's most private
search engine, Ixquick.com, just got even better with the release of a
brand new name: STARTPAGE. Now you can get all the privacy you've come
to expect from Ixquick through a website that's easier to spell, easier
to remember, and best of all, easier to share with others:
Startpage.com.

The Startpage.com website goes live today alongside the existing
Ixquick.com website. Both websites offer the same outstanding privacy
policy and the same powerful search technology. The only difference is
the name.

Whether you search at Startpage.com or Ixquick.com, you can rest assured
that your search queries are protected by the best privacy policy in the
industry. No IP addresses logged, no record made of your searches, and
no tracking cookies. This is especially important in today's turbulent
global landscape, where Google, Yahoo, and MSN continue to record
personal search data on people around the world.

With so much bad news surrounding privacy today, it is a delight to see
one company doing things right. Please join me in wholeheartedly
supporting Startpage and welcoming them to the Internet community.

And please help spread the word:

"Start protecting your privacy. Start searching with Startpage."
"Startpage.com: The world's most private search engine."

The press release below has all the details.

In freedom,

Katherine Albrecht, Ed.D.
Founder and Director, CASPIAN Consumer Privacy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2009

Announcing Startpage: A New Name for the World's Most Private Search
Engine
Ixquick launches new, easier-to-remember name for its website

"Start protecting your privacy. Start searching with Startpage."
That's the new slogan for Ixquick, the Web search engine that is
internationally recognized for having the best privacy practices in the
business. Today Ixquick launches Startpage.com to give its users a new
easier-to-remember way to access its established search services.

"For years, privacy experts have praised Ixquick for our outstanding
policies, but some people found our name hard to spell," explains
Ixquick CEO Robert Beens. "With Startpage, people can get the same great
features they know and love from Ixquick with a name that's easier to
use."

The Ixquick.com website will remain online in addition to the new
Startpage.com option. Both websites are powered by the same underlying
search technology and are covered by the same certified privacy policies
and practices.

"These two websites are almost identical and offer the same great search
results. The only real difference is the name," says Beens. "Whether
people prefer to go to Startpage.com or Ixquick.com, they can search
with equal confidence, knowing that their privacy is protected."

Ixquick has earned a passionate following of Internet users who are
concerned about keeping their searches private. All other major search
engines, including Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, record every search
query made through their websites and link them to the user's IP address
and cookies -- a practice that has come under fire from both privacy and
government groups recently.

Ixquick is the only major search engine that guarantees not to record IP
addresses or record people's searches. The company backs up that
guarantee with third-party certification, and has been awarded the
prestigious European Privacy Seal for adherence to exemplary privacy
standards. In addition, Ixquick does not use so-called "tracking
cookies," and it is the only major search engine supporting HTTPS, a
security feature that prevents data from being eavesdropped upon as it
moves across the Internet.

Ixquick got its name in the 1990's when company founder and current
technology architect David Bodnick sought a way to represent both
intelligence and speed. "I chose the 'i' in Ixquick to represent
intelligence, the 'x' for 'times,' and the 'quick' for speed," he
explains. "People appreciate the fact that we're not only the world's
most private search engine, but our results are smart and fast, too."

"After more than a decade of providing top-quality search under the
Ixquick name, we're excited to now introduce Startpage," said Beens.
"Concerns about privacy have attracted many new users to our website
lately and we want to make it easy for people to find us and spread the
word."

Ixquick will launch a new campaign to raise awareness about the
Startpage.com website into English-speaking markets this month.

About Startpage (by Ixquick)

Startpage by Ixquick is an award-winning search engine with an industry
leading privacy policy. Founded in New York in 1998, Ixquick has
developed a passionate following among computer users concerned about
privacy and security. Further information on Ixquick, including details
about the company's exemplary data-handling practices, can be found at
www.ixquick.com.

For press inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Katherine Albrecht
U.S. Marketing and Media Relations
Startpage (by Ixquick)

US toll free: 877-434-3100
International: +1 973-273-2125
kma@ixquick.com

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ABOUT CASPIAN

CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) is a grass-roots consumer group fighting retail surveillance schemes since 1999 and irresponsible RFID use since 2002. With thousands of members in all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries worldwide, CASPIAN seeks to educate consumers about marketing strategies that invade their
privacy and encourage privacy-conscious shopping habits across the retail spectrum.

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