Comment on Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser
Shadywack@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This article is useless trash. There is no real technical argument here except “founder bad”.
I do have reasons for not using Brave, but it’s to do with the annoying defaults and the crypto integration. They default whitelist Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook garbage that I have to go and toggle off.
Given the level of effort and extensions like Facebook container on Firefox, I just prefer the better experience for me. This bullshit about getting on identity politics agendas I find abhorrent and repulsive. This author’s a stupid fuckhead.
They default whitelist Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook garbage that I have to go and toggle off.
They have to do that, otherwise things like the “login with Google” buttons disappear from sites, breaking logins for many users.
I wouldn’t be affected by the settings being enabled by default as I always create a local account, but I’m also not the average internet user. My parents and most of my friends would though, and those are the users Brave are trying to get to use their browser.
This really sums up everything I felt while reading it.
I’m still using it and Firefox in lieu of Chrome
Brave + Privacy badger has the only working fingerprint reduction (coveryourtracks.eff.org) I can find. So I know brave is tracking me, but all the sites I visit had a hard time doing so if I don’t log in.
I use IPFS quite a bit and I really like that it’s integrated without me having to install Kubo everywhere. I tried the companion in FF but it still opens ipfs:// in brave.
The CEO is a piece of crap. That seems pretty average IMO.
They’ll sell my data. Anyone that can fingerprint me will do the same. I have one smallish company selling my data instead of google or Microsoft.
They have previously done shitty things and they have put in too many fake features in the name of privacy like a half assed TOR implementation.
I’m not against trying other things. but every time someone says OMG BRAVE IS THE WORST. It ends up with a very slight Utility > Evil function for me.
How was your day?
They aren’t.
The author also makes a much more compelling argument than you on their position, and the article supports the argument with verifiable fact and links.
Only one side of the equation uses the phrase “identity politics”, and it’s the broken flailing, desperate side - Gay people are going to get married, trans people exist and interracial couples are going to walk down your main Street holding hands and smiling. You need to accept these basic facts about your fellow human beings.
Wakmrow@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Your reasons are discussed in the post. Did you just read the first section and then get mad?