I'm having the same problems he's having, only I'm using duckduckgo.com as it was so highly recommended.  Well, I may not be followed around but someone knows what I'm looking for (usually things having to do with alternative medicines, marijuana, some recipes every day, and stuff like that) and they're blocking me from getting it. 

This is a pretty interesting story about how privacy in any way has gone completely out the door.  It's even happening to the President and his attorney.  Imagine that.  No expectation of privacy - - unless you're a Senator or a Democrat.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2018/05/no_author/how-a-google-search-doesnt-really-give-us-what-were-looking-for/