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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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[–] ram@bookwormstory.social 156 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Stop using chromium.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yea I don't think it's bad for privacy, just there are better options out there which get you the same privacy while also addressing other issues? Issues like Chromium, history of controversies and shady behaviour (crypto, replacing ads with their own), the business model, and issues with the CEO.

Instead, why not just use standard Firefox? The only downside I've heard is that the default settings don't do what Brave does when you first install each browser, but that's a weak argument considering we all modify the settings anyway. Someone should just outline which Firefox settings should be flipped to match default Brave, and we can be done with the weekly 'Why not Brave' discussions

I use Firefox as my daily browser, and run Mullvad browser when I need to be cautious with a task.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Easier option is to use Librewolf since they do a lot of work for you

[–] imAadesh@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Or Mull if you're on Android

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

Any suggestions for someone who has multiple clients who solely support Chrome-only for their products so I have to do all my testing in Chrome (or Brave, Vivaldi, etc.)?

In some cases their apps straight up don't function in Firefox or look substantially different and I'm not really allowed to bill for the time to address that.

[–] chayleaf@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just use something vanilla like Ungoogled Chromium. Don't use it for everything, only for working on projects that require it.

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

And it is because of these lousy developers that live inside a Google world that people don't want to use Firefox.

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

Fair...but...if I start filtering jobs over whether or not I have to support Chrome, I'd be in for some hard times :(

[–] Liforra@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't, i need chromium extensions

[–] ram@bookwormstory.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like what?

[–] Liforra@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Well stuff like chromegle, there isn't anything similar on Firefox, and there are just less extensions in general. Probably the dumbest reason but doesn't change the fact that i need them