{"id":227343,"date":"2026-03-25T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/timpi-and-masq-network-merge-to-build-a-privacy-alternative-to-google-search-and-chrome-without-the-surveillance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:00:28","slug":"timpi-and-masq-network-merge-to-build-a-privacy-alternative-to-google-search-and-chrome-without-the-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/timpi-and-masq-network-merge-to-build-a-privacy-alternative-to-google-search-and-chrome-without-the-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"Timpi and MASQ Network Merge to Build a Privacy Alternative to Google Search and Chrome Without the Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timpi and MASQ Network Merge to Build a Privacy Alternative to Google Search and Chrome Without the Surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/sg.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/timpi-masq-network-merge-build-084400997.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-25 04:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: sg.finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Timpi <\/p>\n

The deal combines a decentralised search engine, a privacy browser, and a distributed VPN into one integrated product for everyday users \u2014 and Timpi Search is now open to the public<\/p>\n

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Two privacy-focused technology companies have merged their products to take on Big Tech\u2019s grip on search and browsing \u2014 without the tracking, ad profiling, or centralised data collection that funds it.<\/p>\n

Timpi, which has spent three years building an independent search index outside Big Tech infrastructure, and MASQ Network, maker of a privacy browser and distributed VPN, today announced a full product merger. The result is a single, integrated experience: a browser that searches privately, routes connections through a decentralised network, and doesn\u2019t hand your data to advertisers.<\/p>\n

The combined product launches under the MASQ brand. Timpi continues as the infrastructure layer \u2014 the independent web index the search experience is built on.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers don\u2019t adopt infrastructure \u2014 they adopt products,\u201d<\/strong> said Aaron Friedlander, Founder of MASQ.<\/strong> \u201cThis merger lets us package private browsing, independent search, and secure connectivity into one experience that everyday users can actually use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Timpi Search: Now Open to the Public<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alongside the merger announcement, Timpi Search is now available in open beta at timpi.com. Anyone can search the web using Timpi\u2019s independent index \u2014 no account required. The beta is also accessible via the MASQ Browser and as a standalone browser extension.<\/p>\n

This is the first time Timpi\u2019s index has been publicly searchable by anyone, anywhere, as the company moves from community testing into broader public availability.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Coming<\/strong><\/p>\n

MASQ Browser with Timpi Search natively integrated will be released in the coming months, alongside expanded distribution through MASQ\u2019s existing partnership network. Revenue is generated through search…<\/p>\n

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