Search · France (FR)
Qwant
A search engine that doesn't track you.
The switch
Google Search→Qwantalso replaces Bing
About
French search engine with its own indexing technology. No user profiling, no behavioural ads, EU-hosted infrastructure.
Why we recommend it
- Zero tracking
- French infrastructure
- Independent index
EU vs USA
Qwant vs Google Search
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Qwant
🇺🇸 Google Search
Headquarters
Paris, France
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR, no profiling)
USA
Data location
France
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Qwant SAS (Synfonium)
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2013
1998
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