Okay, I think I now understand the misunderstanding. The problem comes in when people use anything related to Google or Microsoft (as major offenders). However, if one uses Duckduckgo for their search engine, then it is a non-issue. Similarly, if ...
Please explain what you mean by the search widget. Doesn't everyone just use the URL bar for searching? I know I always have. It seems that a separate search bar is redundant.
Thank you for that well written and concisely detailed description. The things you've noted show the shallow thinking of the programmers who have failed to think things through all the way before implementation. Sloppy thinking always causes sloppy...
Not actually true, I'm afraid. Yes we can know. Study up on it a little more and it will help. You seem to be implying that you use Windows. In that case, it matters little because the OS is already suspect. But still, a good browser will help. ...