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Another client closed.
The ask: Client needed a private search engine for their team.
No tracking. No profiling. No data leaving their network.
The problem: Every search on Google is tracked, profiled, and sold.
For a privacy-focused company, that was a dealbreaker.
What we delivered:
Custom-branded search engine ("PrivateEye")
272+ search engine aggregation
Random anonymous profiles per search
Tor integration for maximum anonymity
Self-hosted — zero data leaves the network
Dark themed UI with custom branding
Full Docker deployment — one command to run
Timeline: Delivered in 1 day.
The client now has a search engine that looks and feels like their own product.
No Google. No Bing. No tracking. Just results.
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