Subj : Re: Brave browser
To   : halian
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Sep 12 2024 08:05 am

-=> halian wrote to Gamgee <=-

Ga> Wondering if anyone is using the 'Brave' browser.  Been seeing some
Ga> stories about it, and it claims to prioritize user privacy and do a
Ga> good job at ad-blocking.  Installed it on my wife's Windows machine and
Ga> it seemed pretty decent.  Thinking about trying it on Linux but wanted
Ga> to know if there are any first-hand experienced user stories on it.

<Stupid "color codes" removed>

ha> I avoid it like the plague for a few different reasons:

ha> 1. It's a Chromium fork, thus polluting the browser market with
ha> false choice
ha> 2. It's inextricably linked to cryptocurrency (specifically BAT)
ha> 3. It's run by outspoken anti-LGBTQIA+ activist Brendan Eich

ha> I currently use Floorp (a Firefox fork) with �Block Origin.

1.  Okay, so a Chromium fork is "bad", but a Firefox fork is fine.
Got it.

2.  Inextricably?  It's a simple opt-out choice at initial browser
setup.

3.  I don't give a shit about something like that.

ha> ------------------------------- Your time was wasted by }{�lian

You got one right.

Must be that time of the month - you show up and dump 15 messages or so
across the echos, and then disappear again for a month.  Do us all a
favor and don't come back next month, eh?



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