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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by voxel@infosec.exchange to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Warning to all Brave Browser Users

Blocking variations.brave.com which is used for A/B testing could potentially break Brave's functionalities. For me did Brave's "forgetful browsing" feature broke which seems to be disabled by default if you block this domain.

#brave #bravebrowser #privacy @privacy @privacyguides

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[-] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 221 points 1 year ago

You really just shouldn't use brave..

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 year ago

Its better than Chrome, Edge, and any other proprietary spyware browser

[-] the_lone_wolf@lemmy.ml 68 points 1 year ago

Firefox based browsers exits and if you need chromium based there are also other degooled browser available.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

True but don't you think brave is better than chrome?

[-] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

In the same way that I think 3rd degree burns are better than 4th degree burns

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[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago
[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

It falls in the proprietary category

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[-] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you think we are not Brave enough.

Sorry... I will see myself out.

[-] voxel@infosec.exchange 19 points 1 year ago

@eya May I ask why you think that? I their afe good reasons to don't use Firefox either...

[-] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 86 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Brave is an ad company. Use a privacy-centric browser like hardened firefox, librewolf, or ungoogled chromium.

Edit: added a comma

[-] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Can we not downvote genuine questions like this? All you do is discourage people wanting to learn and make it harder for people that think differently than you to see arguments against them.

Save the downvotes for rude or bad faith comments.

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[-] anothermember@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

You'd need a very good reason to not use Firefox given that it's all that stands against a Google monopoly on web standards. I was using a Chromium-based browser myself until Opera and Microsoft both abandoned their own browser engines - after that I couldn't possibly justify not supporting Firefox.

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[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

so what you want people to use opera or Chromnius

[-] snake@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago

None of these. Use Firefox.

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[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 123 points 1 year ago

Anyoneserioius about privacy should not be using a chromium browser, and should definitely not be using brave.

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 67 points 1 year ago

Firefox is safer and tbh, has probably the best UX and aesthetics out of anyone. Brave is garbage.

[-] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago

For incognito browsing I recommend Librewolf, a firefox fork. If you want anything more secure, you should start looking into tor

[-] MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Why is librewolf superior to our of the box Firefox? Or mullvad browser for that matter?

[-] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

It has included some privacy measures to resist fingerprinting like letterboxing and has more privacy focused search engines as default like searx. Also it takes out some firefox utilities like pocket which I don't really use

As for Mullwav browser I'm not really sure, it seems to be another reinforced firefox like librewolf

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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[-] Boring@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

I disagree. Firefox is fine, but saying chromium is spyware because its primarily maintained by google is like saying android is spyware.

Additionally chromium browsers are arguably more secure than Firefox, and has more advanced sand boxing. So much so that graphine OS used chromium instead of Firefox for their vanadium browser.

Only thing I agree with is not using brave.. Cause well.. They fishy.

[-] JoeBidet@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] the_lone_wolf@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Those who don't know about it go and read GNU replicantOS blog and wikipedia page

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[-] dukethorion@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

I'll be the one to stay on topic instead of joining the omgchromebad crowd.

My question/concern would be, why would a browser need to connect to an outside source in order to Forget your browsing? What would it need to reference?

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