Just to play devils advocate, while I do agree that there are some shady stuff happening, if the browser remains open source that wouldn't be a problem right? These "features" while present can be disabled by the end user, either within the settings menu or by adjusting in the configs page.
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The points in this article have nothing to do with the actual browser. For the record I use Firefox, librewolf, and brave
Some sites are broken with a Firefox base.
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the founder is controversial. so what? Does the product render pages with pretty good fingerprint blocking? Yes
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crypto exchanges are under scrutiny and brave uses crypto. so what? does the product render pages with decent cross tracking isolation? Yes
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their crypto has little value and was a failed experiment so what? Does the browser remove ads? Yes
If you're going to write about how something sucks, talk about it with substance, point out code that does XYZ to confirm negative statements.
What's the deal with the founder ? If my browser is good I couldn't care less if it's made by Hitler himself.
The crypto is crypto. that’s how crypto.
The asshole at the top, well that’s a new discovery for me.
"The Brave web browser has carved out a niche over the past few years as an alternative to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and other mainstream web browsers." Excellent article my only criticism is that firefox is not a mainstream browser lol. Im saying this as a proud firefox user.
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This is really just a rip on the CEO because of his political beliefs. I imagine if he donated money to some sort of left wing thing there would be no story. Just another tech person doing what they do. It's so amazing how divided everyone is nowadays, always looking for some reason to hate someone. That goes for left, right and center!
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Following his reasoning, the author should also avoid JavaScript at all cost then. Good luck with that!
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Brave is great and i will continue to use it.
I really enjoy brave on desktop and mobile. Other mobile browsers turn every internet interaction into chaos with all the popups and ads (even let’s you use YouTube in the background with its playlist feature on mobile). I read the article and I didn’t understand why the product itself was bad? CEO did some stuff that the writer (and me) doesn’t agree with, doesn’t make it a crappy product though?
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I've been using Brave for years especially on Android. It's secure, open-source and supports all chrome extensions and easiest to recommend anyone. I guess majority people care only about that much. Firefox needs improvement on Android, besides that their leadership are not saints either.
This doesn't give a balanced overview of the positives of Brave, for example they have Tor integration which is interesting: https://brave.com/tor-bridges/
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