mikeyb2001

@CummingCowGirl said:

@mikeyb2001 said:

That's not a missing feature; it's an upgrade.

Done by something that simply cannot be trusted at present time.

It’s a set of open-source URL filter lists and native browser toggles, not a self-writing program.

You don't have to 'trust' the AI; you just have to trust the raw, public uBlock Origin lists we imported and the standard WebRTC/font-blocking toggles already built directly into Vivaldi's own settings.

The tool just helped me find the switches. The settings themselves are as transparent and standard as it gets.

@sue59 That is literally the entire point.

I wanted Brave-grade network protection and aggressive tracker blocking, not a crypto exchange and a web3 wallet bloated into my desktop browser. By hardening Vivaldi's native settings, I got the absolute best parts of Brave's defense system—silently running behind the scenes—completely free of the crypto bloat and mandatory reward popups.

That's not a missing feature; it's an upgrade.