European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns

BRUSSELS — Move over, Google. Qwant is taking over as the European Parliament's default search engine.
Starting Thursday, the European Parliament will replace Google with the French search engine as the default search tool on in-house computers, according to an internal communication seen by POLITICO.
As of Thursday June 4, "Qwant will replace Google as default search engine on European Parliament computers,” officials told lawmakers in an email seen by POLITICO. The change is being made “in line with the Parliament's commitment to digital sovereignty and the protection of users' personal data.”