Quoting Dan vi5u0-alug@yahoo.co.uk:
On Fri, 7 Dec 2012, Dan wrote:
Since yesterday, Google web searches all come up blank unless I allow Google to set cookies (Firefox 10.0.7 on Gentoo). Google's privacy FAQ still says that Google search will work without cookies, and I find that Google Image, Books, and Scholar searches work just fine without cookies, so it doesn't appear to be a deliberate change of policy on Google's part. Anyone else experiencing similar symptoms?
All is back to normal now, i.e. Google searches work both with and without cookies, and without having to refresh.
Thanks for all the replies.
Have a look at www.ixquick.co.uk - I've expunged all reference to Google on my box. (might be ixquick.com - I've had it bookmarked for two or three years, when it was a Polish address.)