You can use any search engine of your choice. *See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Search%20bar *See --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Search_Bar *Search engines that you can add --> http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ The recent change in Google policies only affect users if they sign-in to a Google account and/or use a Google product that requires a sign-in (i.e., Gmail) *http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-privacy-policy-march-1-20120229,0,2129072.story *and Google is not the only one watching --> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/02/im-being-followed-how-google-and-104-other-companies-are-tracking-me-on-the-web/253758/ '''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when <u>signed-in</u> to the forum.'''

Hi mamapeacock. Firefox uses Google as the default search engine, but you can easily change it. Check out here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Search%20bar?s=search&r=1&e=sph&as=s#w_switching-search-engines

You may also want to change the search engine used when searching from the Location/URL bar as Google is the default: *See --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search *See --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.URL '''''and''''' http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config