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Why I recommend against Brave. (thelibre.news)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Tea@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection. It also offers several quality-of-life features and services, like a VPN and Tor access. I mean, it's even listed on the reputable PrivacyTools website. Why am I telling you to steer clear of this browser, then?

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Orion all the way

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[–] Fake4000@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brave bought ad space on YouTube, and showed an ad on how to block ads on YouTube.

Mozilla could have done something similar with UBO but they just keep missing so many golden chances.

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[–] GroupNebula563@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We need to get some moderators in here. Lots of bigotry in this comment section…

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[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just installed Brave on my Ubuntu OS on my laptop to replace Chrome. It is running better than chrome was so far. Is there a way to setup Brave to safeguard against some of things mentioned or should I go with something like DuckDuckGo instead?

[–] digipheonix@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Uninstall it. Firefox and chromium are the most secure browsers you can get. I like to put this in money terms. A 0 day for those two is tens of thousands of dollars. An Opera or brave exploit? Maybe a couple grand

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