[tor-bugs] #4902 [Tor Browser]: Change the default search engine in TBB

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#4902: Change the default search engine in TBB
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 Reporter:  phobos       |          Owner:  mikeperry   
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:              
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:              
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Comment(by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:19 m]:
 > Replying to [comment:15 cooperq]:
 > I have attached an XML file for search through the DuckDuckGo TOR hidden
 service. The file added before uses the regular DDG website, not the TOR
 service.
 > > <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="https://duckduckgo.com/">
 <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/> </Url>

 You should probably do a POST request here as the value of the searchTerms
 parameter will be leaked as part of the Referer header. Also, I'd prefer a
 default to the HTML search. It loads faster and works with NoScript
 enabled.

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