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MetaGer
	File:MetaGer-Logo-SUMA.jpg
Type of site	Search engine
Owner	SuMa e.V.
URL	metager.de; metager.net

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MetaGer is primarily a metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It's metasearch is supported by 24 own crawlers of small scale web search engines. It is hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the University of Hannover.^[1]^[2]^[3] In September 2013, MetaGer launched MetaGer.net, an English language version of their search engine.^[4]

Features

Search querys are relayed to up to 50 search engines.^[3]^[5] The results are filtered, compiled and sorted before being presented to the user. Users can select the search engines to query according to their individual choices among other options (such as "check for availability and sort by date").^[6] MetaGer provides access to their services only through encrypted connections. Since December 2013, there also is a TOR Hidden Service (b7cxf4dkdsko6ah2.onion/tor/) which allows users to access the MetaGer search functionality from within the TOR network.^[7]^[8]. Since February 2014 MetaGer offers the option to open the result webpages anonymously ("anonym öffnen").

References

^ Lewandowski, Dirk (May 2013). Handbuch Internet Suchmaschinen 3 (in German). Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA GmbH. pp. 3, 29–31. ISBN 978-3-89838-680-7.
^ MetaGer legal information
^ ^a ^b Döring, Christian (5 March 2014). "Google verlinkt falsch auf das Landesportal". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ Yahoo! finance news
^ Schild, Gerd (5 July 2013). "Deutschland, ein Sammlermärchen". Hannoversche allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 3.
^ Karzauninkat, Stefan. Die Suchfibel (in German) (1 ed.). Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag Leibzig GmbH. p. 97. ISBN 3-12-238104-4.
^ Schulzki-Haddouti, Christiane (7 April 2014). "Anonymes Suchen und Finden mit MetaGer". Heise Zeitschriften Verlag (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ MetaGer hidden service instruction page

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[1] Lewandowski, Dirk (May 2013). Handbuch Internet Suchmaschinen 3 (in German). Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA GmbH. pp. 3, 29–31. ISBN 978-3-89838-680-7.

[2] MetaGer legal information

[mz-web-3] Döring, Christian (5 March 2014). "Google verlinkt falsch auf das Landesportal". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.

[4] Yahoo! finance news

[5] Schild, Gerd (5 July 2013). "Deutschland, ein Sammlermärchen". Hannoversche allgemeine Zeitung (in German). p. 3.

[6] Karzauninkat, Stefan. Die Suchfibel (in German) (1 ed.). Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag Leibzig GmbH. p. 97. ISBN 3-12-238104-4.

[7] Schulzki-Haddouti, Christiane (7 April 2014). "Anonymes Suchen und Finden mit MetaGer". Heise Zeitschriften Verlag (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2014.

[8] MetaGer hidden service instruction page

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-'''MetaGer''' is a [[metasearch engine]] based in [[Germany]]. It is hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the [[University_of_Hanover|University of Hannover]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewandowski|first=Dirk|title=Handbuch Internet Suchmaschinen 3|date=May 2013|publisher=Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA GmbH|isbn=978-3-89838-680-7|pages=3,29-31|language=German}}</ref><ref>[https://metager.de/impressum/ MetaGer legal information]</ref><ref name="mz-web">{{cite news|last=Döring|first=Christian|title=Google verlinkt falsch auf das Landesportal|url=http://www.mz-web.de/mitteldeutschland/sachsen-anhalt-de-google-verlinkt-falsch-auf-das-landesportal,20641266,26473210.html|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung|date=5 March 2014|language=German}}</ref>
+'''MetaGer''' is primarily a [[metasearch engine]], which is based in [[Germany]]. It's metasearch is supported by 24 own crawlers of small scale web search engines. It is hosted as a cooperation between the German NGO 'SUMA-EV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge' and the [[University_of_Hanover|University of Hannover]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewandowski|first=Dirk|title=Handbuch Internet Suchmaschinen 3|date=May 2013|publisher=Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft AKA GmbH|isbn=978-3-89838-680-7|pages=3,29-31|language=German}}</ref><ref>[https://metager.de/impressum/ MetaGer legal information]</ref><ref name="mz-web">{{cite news|last=Döring|first=Christian|title=Google verlinkt falsch auf das Landesportal|url=http://www.mz-web.de/mitteldeutschland/sachsen-anhalt-de-google-verlinkt-falsch-auf-das-landesportal,20641266,26473210.html|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung|date=5 March 2014|language=German}}</ref>
 In September 2013, MetaGer launched MetaGer.net, an English language version of their search engine.<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/german-search-engine-metager-protected-110000315.html Yahoo! finance news]</ref>
 == Features ==
-Search querys are relayed to about 20 other search engines.<ref name="mz-web" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Schild|first=Gerd|title=Deutschland, ein Sammlermärchen|newspaper=Hannoversche allgemeine Zeitung|date=5 July 2013|pages=3|language=German}}</ref>   The results are filtered, compiled and sorted before being presented to the user.
+Search querys are relayed to up to 50 search engines.<ref name="mz-web" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Schild|first=Gerd|title=Deutschland, ein Sammlermärchen|newspaper=Hannoversche allgemeine Zeitung|date=5 July 2013|pages=3|language=German}}</ref>   The results are filtered, compiled and sorted before being presented to the user.
-Users can also select up to about 20 additional search engines among other options (such as "check for availability and sort by date").<ref>{{cite book|last=Karzauninkat|first=Stefan|title=Die Suchfibel|publisher=Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag Leibzig GmbH|isbn=3-12-238104-4|page=97|edition=1|language=German}}</ref>
+Users can select the search engines to query according to their individual choices among other options (such as "check for availability and sort by date").<ref>{{cite book|last=Karzauninkat|first=Stefan|title=Die Suchfibel|publisher=Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag Leibzig GmbH|isbn=3-12-238104-4|page=97|edition=1|language=German}}</ref>
-MetaGer provides access to their services only through encrypted connections. Since December 2013, there also is a TOR Hidden Service (<code>b7cxf4dkdsko6ah2.onion/tor/</code>) which allows users to access the MetaGer search functionality from within the TOR network.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulzki-Haddouti|first=Christiane|title=Anonymes Suchen und Finden mit MetaGer|url=http://heise.de/-2165076|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Heise Zeitschriften Verlag|date=7 April 2014|language=German}}</ref><ref>[http://forum.suma-ev.de/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43&sid=c994b628153235dfef098ba6fea3d60e MetaGer hidden service instruction page]</ref>
+MetaGer provides access to their services only through encrypted connections. Since December 2013, there also is a TOR Hidden Service (<code>b7cxf4dkdsko6ah2.onion/tor/</code>) which allows users to access the MetaGer search functionality from within the TOR network.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulzki-Haddouti|first=Christiane|title=Anonymes Suchen und Finden mit MetaGer|url=http://heise.de/-2165076|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=Heise Zeitschriften Verlag|date=7 April 2014|language=German}}</ref><ref>[http://forum.suma-ev.de/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43&sid=c994b628153235dfef098ba6fea3d60e MetaGer hidden service instruction page]</ref>. Since February 2014 MetaGer offers the option to open the result webpages anonymously ("anonym öffnen").
 == References ==