-=> 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.
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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 µBlock 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 }{âlian
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?
... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
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