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Om Pandey

An engineer • 20d

Zoho’s Ulaa Browser – A Step Forward, But With a Catch Zoho has done something commendable by launching the Ulaa Browser, positioned as an Indian alternative to mainstream browsers like Chrome and Edge. With a strong focus on privacy, tracker blocking, and encrypted sync, it’s steadily gaining recognition and adoption. But here’s an important detail many might miss: The default search engine in Ulaa is DuckDuckGo – an American company based in Pennsylvania. This means, even though your browser is Indian-made (Zoho), your search queries are still processed by a U.S. company unless you manually change the default search engine. 💡 Why share this? Because while Zoho solved the browser challenge, we still depend on foreign search engines. With the talent, infrastructure, and funding we have, there’s no reason India can’t develop its own privacy-focused search engine too. It’s not just about independence—it’s about building a complete ecosystem. 🌍

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