# The Future of Search, Privacy, and Digital Independence with Wolfgang Oels (Ecosia)

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Podcast: [For a Better Web](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-a-better-web-7035190)
Published: 2026-06-25T13:00:01+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forabetterweb/episodes/The-Future-of-Search--Privacy--and-Digital-Independence-with-Wolfgang-Oels-Ecosia-e3l8rlj
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## Resource

In this podcast series, Bruce interviews people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. In this episode, Bruce’s victim is Wolfgang Oels, Chief Operating Officer of Ecosia, We discuss the importance of Digital Sovereignty, the European Search Perspective –the new European search index that Ecosia co-founded– and Wolfgang’s so-crazy-it-just-might-work scheme to buy Chromium for 1 Euro, and save the planet as a result. #Vivaldi #ForABetterWeb #ecosia #searchengine #europian #TechPodcast

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