About VCB-BLACKLENS

VCB-BLACKLENS is a privacy-focused search engine built by VCB-AI. It aggregates results from over 250 search engines across 32 categories — without tracking you.

Why use VCB-BLACKLENS?

No profiling — VCB-BLACKLENS does not build a profile about you or store your search history.
Untraceable — Your searches are never shared with third parties and cannot be linked back to you.
250+ engines — Results from general web, images, videos, news, maps, science, IT, music, files, and more — all in one place.
South Africa first — Local content is prioritised with SA-specific features like load shedding, petrol prices, taxi routes, and more.
Open & transparent — We believe in digital freedom and an internet that works for everyone.

How do I set it as my default search engine?

VCB-BLACKLENS supports OpenSearch. To make it your default:

Firefox: Add or remove a search engine
Microsoft Edge / Chrome / Safari: Change your default search engine
Chromium-based browsers: Navigate to https://blacklens.vcb-legal-tech.online/ first, then add via browser settings.

How does it work?

VCB-BLACKLENS is a metasearch engine — it sends your query to multiple search engines simultaneously, aggregates and de-duplicates the results, and presents them to you. Your IP address is never forwarded to the upstream engines. Tracking parameters are stripped from all result URLs.

The stats page shows anonymous, aggregate usage statistics about which engines are being used.

Built by VCB-AI

VCB-BLACKLENS is developed by Viable Core Business (VCB-AI), a South African technology company focused on building AI-powered tools that respect user privacy.

Visit vcb-ai.online to learn more about our projects.