Post AN6GF2zP5b2LbXJ8iW by Santral@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AN6FlIErpO8iDDLwAa by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:45:57Z
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I was just wondering how many people are using the Brave browser?The Brave browser has a few unique features that are not found in any other web browser.#brave
(DIR) Post #AN6FzRtyhJ7eEgKeVU by Mundon@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:48:29Z
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@textovervideo I use it for work and for my phone. Whenever I come across a site that requires Chromium-based browser it's my go-to.
(DIR) Post #AN6G6d9HHSlv8zuedU by birnim@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:49:48Z
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@textovervideo are you a bot account?
(DIR) Post #AN6GF2zP5b2LbXJ8iW by Santral@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:51:20Z
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@textovervideo Im quite happy with it. Some sites dont work, which is even better... i see it as a consequence of blocking things.It might be a false impression, but it's better than nothing I guess.
(DIR) Post #AN6Ge7PLnZ9SY1OnuS by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:55:52Z
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@birnim I am not sure why you would have the impression that I might be a bot account.
(DIR) Post #AN6GmBDbVyqYgNkU1A by werwolf@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:57:17Z
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@birnim @textovervideo I don't think so, but they are a Brave shiller. Their last few posts are about Brendan Eich and Brave.
(DIR) Post #AN6GvGACUxeIcrUDNQ by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:58:56Z
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@Santral thanks. I am thinking about installing the Brave browser.
(DIR) Post #AN6Gyp2NILhfeaWaMS by birnim@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T21:59:37Z
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@textovervideo I'd just randomly ask this when toots looks like ads to me (yours about Brave did 😂 )
(DIR) Post #AN6HbQugvA1w81LFku by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:06:33Z
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@werwolf @birnim In these last few days I have been reading about the history of JavaScript. Seems like the Brave browser makes some unique claims.I am wondering if there is truth to these claims.
(DIR) Post #AN6Ho1hZy4b9hWDJFQ by nova@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:08:51Z
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@textovervideo Message to Brave marketing. If this is you, you don't need to do this. Makes you look bad. Yours Truely, Nova
(DIR) Post #AN6HrorzcRYr3rtRbc by allinone0@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:09:30Z
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@textovervideo Brave has done some really fishy stuff in the past, so I would avoid it.
(DIR) Post #AN6HruofViT1VINsG0 by birnim@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:09:32Z
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@textovervideo @werwolf every software product that is profit oriented makes unique claims. if I used Brave, I would feel like a crypto mining slave, so I don't. you don't have to agree with this point though. also Brave compromised itself with this https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brave-privacy-bug-exposes-tor-onion-urls-to-your-dns-provider/
(DIR) Post #AN6Hu8pqMLP7YtzlFQ by nova@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:09:53Z
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@textovervideo Message to Brave marketing. If this is you, you don't need to do this. Shill accounts make you look bad. Yours Truely, Nova
(DIR) Post #AN6IGeHO8BK1SIbxM8 by geoma@chilemasto.casa
2022-08-31T22:13:54Z
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@textovervideo one of those features certainly isn't that it's based on google's blink engine
(DIR) Post #AN6IhxitwoHTZtVKmu by werwolf@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T22:18:57Z
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@birnim @textovervideo I don't like Brave either. It's a Chromium based browser that removes Google's telemetry and adds their own. Brave's goal is to replace Google ads with their own (cryptocurrency related). All their income comes from advertising, which effectively makes them an advertising company.Advertising and privacy are incompatible. Even when you disable Brave Rewards, it still makes connections to Brave servers. And it doesn't have any unique feature AFAIK.
(DIR) Post #AN6O4k8p6uBnsyJMdE by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-08-31T23:19:07Z
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@nova Message to Brave marketing. If you do exist, you need to create an account on Mastodon and toot daily about what is going on with the Brave browser so we can be more informed.Intrigued users,TOV
(DIR) Post #AN79aZji1kmSj9FFYG by paul@notnull.click
2022-09-01T08:05:01.481821Z
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@textovervideo isn't there questionable telemetry in the brave browser?what are the unique features?do the unique features outweigh the questionable tracking techniques?
(DIR) Post #AN79aaFy5oaKLCL0pk by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-09-01T08:11:30Z
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@paul The best privacy online3x faster than Chrome. Better protection from Google and Big Tech.
(DIR) Post #AN7ANrlplUImqhk68u by paul@notnull.click
2022-09-01T08:16:05.669439Z
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@textovervideo can you elaborate on these rather than just spouting sales lines?I'm not really in the habit of "this person says its the best privacy so it must be true" behaviorbest privacy, how? why is it better than, say, librewolf or palemoon?3x faster than chrome, what are the criteria? how about comparing to non-chrome browsers?better protection, how? again, compare with other browsers.
(DIR) Post #AN7ANsBiDH0C8xqlTk by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-09-01T08:20:24Z
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@paul I just copied and pasted this from the Brave website. https://brave.com/
(DIR) Post #AN7ZoAaeuiPfbJ9egi by ming@fosstodon.org
2022-09-01T13:05:15Z
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@textovervideo I sue it. I am not sure about the telemetry stuff. But all browsers are kind of shit and I have a good experience with brave. Also the features are cool, like bookmark sync, tor l2p. send tabs to other devices, block ads abnd trackers. Also it's opensource
(DIR) Post #AN7cLG49m9kg32rEHI by paul@notnull.click
2022-09-01T08:23:53.163368Z
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@textovervideo OK cool, so you don't really have any proofs other than what the company itself is telling you. that's fine, the context helps.I would recommend reading third party reports and benchmarks about the brave browser, there's a lot to be concerned about with it.it's a fine browser for general use but in my opinion it's far from the best for privacy.that and I'm fed up with Chrome clones
(DIR) Post #AN7cLGXvzRZTXOn0gy by textovervideo@fosstodon.org
2022-09-01T13:33:40Z
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@paul This is why I brought up the topic here on Mastodon. Trying to get people's opinions and experiences about the Brave browser.