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Why I recommend against Brave. (thelibre.news)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection. It also offers several quality-of-life features and services, like a VPN and Tor access. I mean, it's even listed on the reputable PrivacyTools website. Why am I telling you to steer clear of this browser, then?

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

As long as his personal life doesn't influence the product, I'll just throw him on the pile with all the other Nazi supporting CEOs. which is most of them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Okay but the very fact that Brave is a crypto-riddled mess that REPEATEDLY SCAMMED ITS OWN USERS (in what world do you think that's stopped, and it isn't just 'we haven't found out how they're still doing it in 2025 yet') is absolutely influenced by his views. His views are baked in to everything about that browser, up to and including YET ANOTHER bloody built-in LLM constantly popping up on interaction and trying to sell you on AI hallucinations being the future while wasting heck knows how much electricity (Leo).

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    They've never scammed their own users.

    trying to sell you on AI hallucinations being the future while wasting heck knows how much electricity

    Hello, I see you've been living under a rock. Welcome to 2025. This is literally every company. My pdf reader is trying to push an AI assistant on me.

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