Comment on Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC

zewm@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• darkkite@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve used this for years and have never interacted with any crypto feature

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  • nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That you know of

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    • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.

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      • nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Brave was found to inject crypto referral links into your clicks.

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  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They kind of just ignore that the crypto feature is opt-in.

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    • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn't opt in though...

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      • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Also, their whole business model was (is?) just replacing ads with ads they get paid for.

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      • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It’s also just another flavor of chromium so it still helps Google maintain their monopoly.

        Anyone trying to de-google needs to be using Firefox.

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      • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Peter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project.

        That’s another ‘this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.’

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      • the_wiz@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        If you only use software that is created by people you like… well… i guess your only choice will be an abacus…

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      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Sure, that sucks, but the product is good

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not interacted doesnt mean it’s non-existant.
    It exists and therefore it’s bad enough.

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    • darkkite@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      it’s bad enough.

      This is debatable. i find some that people hate on AI and crypto regardless of it’s implementation

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      • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I’m as crypto bro as they come. Fuck Brave, BAT is a pay-to-surf scam.

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      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Exactly this. They’re acting braindead and disliking things for no valid reason

        Just massively spreading misinformation

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    • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Existent**

      It’s fine as a browser and it does a good job at syncing across devices. Still my chrome based browser of choice.

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      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        How mich actual difference (minus the crypto) is there to base-chromium?
        Afaik chromium is capable pf being a browser. Does that also have syncing or is it not capable of that?

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  • alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s okay, it’s never too late to switch.

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