Comment on Why I recommend against Brave.

• DrDystopia@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Vivaldi sends an unstoppable user counter signal to their main server, promised to change the system and now they’re ignoring any requests for updates on the issue.

  That rustles my Jimmies, dings my bell and waves my red flags.

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• moseschrute@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m using brave lol. As a web developer I really need to test the work I do on a chromium based browser. Brave seems to be the best chromium based browser that still supposed ad blocking after the whole manifest v3 thing.

  So let me pose this question to you. As someone that needs to use Chromium for work, what’s the best Chromium based browser that still supposed as blocking?

  I get that Firefox is better. Heck Tor is even better. But realistically what is something I can actually use to get real work done?

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  • recall519@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This week I’m going to try out ungoogled Chromium and Vivaldi. I know Vivaldi is partially closed source, but I’m not actually in the camp that thinks all closed source is bad.

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    • GroupNebula563@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I use Vivaldi and it is great. It does send a “user count” to its servers but AFAIK that is literally just increasing a number in a database, effectively the equivalent of one of those free hit counters you’d put on your GeoCities page.

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    • moseschrute@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I use Apple products which are definitely more closed source. I would prefer open source but there are unfortunately more variables in play then just “is it open source”.

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  • helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Unironically, Ecosia has been working on a browser that’s currently in beta with a built in adblocker. Works really well!

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• cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  ultimately they’re still chromium and they still contribute to chrome’s dominance.

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  • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Okay, but that’s not a privacy reason.

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    • fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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      • TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m using Vivaldi, and ublock origin seems to be still working for me.

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      • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t know about every Chromium-based browser, but I can tell you that I went back to Firefox and regret nothing (I was on Brave). Firefox has gotten a lot better lately, especially on desktop. For example, they added a native auto-PiP option, which is super helpful for those of us who watch YouTube/videos while flipping through tons of tabs.

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It is still a privacy reason. You are still contributing to googles plans to dominate and control the internet by using a chromium product.

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      • NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But neutered Chrome (aka repurposed + degoogled Chromium) isn’t the same as Google Chrome. I 100% understand what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t file this under “privacy” (at least not without some asterisks).

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  • recall519@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Eh, I think that’s a stretch. Right now, Lemmy is going nuclear on Firefox. Should I also stop using Librewolf, too, because ultimately, it contributes to Firefox? Chromium is solid and I think it’s better to show what type of chromium we want instead of outright boycotting the entire open source project.

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    • ScoreDivision@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Whats going on re Lemmy & Firefox?

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      • recall519@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        techcrunch.com/…/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-…

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    • Darkenfolk@dormi.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wait, what’s wrong with Firefox?

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      • recall519@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        techcrunch.com/…/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-…

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