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Is Brave Browser currently as privacy disrespecting as some say? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by wtry@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I care about my privacy, though I like it's UI. Is it really as bad as some say?

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Part of it comes down to trust. I just don't trust Brave Inc long term - it may well be a private browser now but I don't trust that in to the future. I don't trust a company that Peter Thiel invests in. I don't trust a company that has already been shady and caught redirecting traffic secretly for referrer codes. But I also don't trust Google or Microsoft either.

I trust Firefox and Mozilla. I don't like that they are dependent on Google revenue but I trust that they're open and transparent about what they do, and not motivated or compromised by a desire to maximise profits for their venture capitalist investors.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah, thank you, distrusting Peter thiel is at least tangentially relevant and certainly understandable(thiel-creepy brave-trustworthy?)

I would choose Firefox before ie or safari, but Firefox also sells personalized ads and tracks your keystrokes.

I like foss, and I like smaller companies. When another privacy-based browser comes along after brave sells its soul or gets too popular, I'll support them too.

Until then, brave is doing pretty good privacy-wise, especially compared to the mainstream alts.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox also sells personalized ads

Is this in reference to sponsored content on the new tab page?

and tracks your keystrokes.

Telemetry? Or something else?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Yes and yes, you got it

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

brave has already sold its soul to crypto companies

and it does nothing that firefox with extensions can't do

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha, crypto hate but at least equal browsing abilities with major browsers.

I totally agree.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

do you think crypto is good or something

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like crypto, but I feel much more strongly about It being a ridiculous reason to not like a browser.