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

• nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That you know of

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  • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.

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    • nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Sure, but that’s opt-in. By default, it just blocks ads.

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      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Uh… no? It just puts sponsored backgrounds when you open new tabs or windows notifications if you opt-in

        It never replaced ads in websites afaik

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    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      [deleted]

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      • Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s saying that he left Mozilla for that. He’s still CEO of Brave

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      • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        He left Mozilla (chased out because he's a homophobe) and went on to found Brave, where he still remains

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      • FiskFisk33@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did you even read the text you shared? It just says he left mozilla.

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    • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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      • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don't care if I like them. I very much care if I'm making money for people who are actively trying to take away my rights

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    • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sure, that sucks, but the product is good

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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨months⁩ 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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      • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Honestly not sure. I haven’t done a side by side with plain old chromium in years.

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      • AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        On iOS it’s one of very few browsers that has good adblocking built in

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• alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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