▲ 707 ▼ Stop using Brave Browser (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by whou@lemmy.ml to c/technology@beehaw.org 280 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago (4 children) I have stopped using Brave. Fuck those guys. I just wish Firefox would update less frequently. It's way too often. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] boolean@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) would you rather they leave security holes open exposing your computer to bad things? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You know there's another option besides not passing security holes to the users and then patching them later right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boolean@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) you realize modern browsers have millions of lines and over a decade (or two!) of legacy code running that are under constant scrutiny by actors who spend all their time finding exploits in binary executables, right? you realize your operating system also ships system updates on a regular, often daily basis, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago How is any of that the user's problem permalink fedilink source parent [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago This is a common excuse for a lot of box checking nonsense and we both know it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I use more than one computer, it's more like 8 times a month for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago Why don't you run the update service? Or if you do, how does the few seconds it takes to apply the update really impact you? I never even realize it apparently updates so much as it doesn't nag or anything. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] eleanor@social.hamington.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could switch to the ESR branch, which gets feature updates much less frequently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Thanks. A helpful response instead of a smarmy one. Refreshing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sculd@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Try Waterfox. It is pretty good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boolean@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) would you rather they leave security holes open exposing your computer to bad things? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You know there's another option besides not passing security holes to the users and then patching them later right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boolean@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) you realize modern browsers have millions of lines and over a decade (or two!) of legacy code running that are under constant scrutiny by actors who spend all their time finding exploits in binary executables, right? you realize your operating system also ships system updates on a regular, often daily basis, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago How is any of that the user's problem permalink fedilink source parent [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago This is a common excuse for a lot of box checking nonsense and we both know it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You know there's another option besides not passing security holes to the users and then patching them later right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boolean@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) you realize modern browsers have millions of lines and over a decade (or two!) of legacy code running that are under constant scrutiny by actors who spend all their time finding exploits in binary executables, right? you realize your operating system also ships system updates on a regular, often daily basis, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago How is any of that the user's problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boolean@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) you realize modern browsers have millions of lines and over a decade (or two!) of legacy code running that are under constant scrutiny by actors who spend all their time finding exploits in binary executables, right? you realize your operating system also ships system updates on a regular, often daily basis, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago How is any of that the user's problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago How is any of that the user's problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago This is a common excuse for a lot of box checking nonsense and we both know it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I use more than one computer, it's more like 8 times a month for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago Why don't you run the update service? Or if you do, how does the few seconds it takes to apply the update really impact you? I never even realize it apparently updates so much as it doesn't nag or anything. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I use more than one computer, it's more like 8 times a month for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago Why don't you run the update service? Or if you do, how does the few seconds it takes to apply the update really impact you? I never even realize it apparently updates so much as it doesn't nag or anything. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago Why don't you run the update service? Or if you do, how does the few seconds it takes to apply the update really impact you? I never even realize it apparently updates so much as it doesn't nag or anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eleanor@social.hamington.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could switch to the ESR branch, which gets feature updates much less frequently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Thanks. A helpful response instead of a smarmy one. Refreshing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Thanks. A helpful response instead of a smarmy one. Refreshing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sculd@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Try Waterfox. It is pretty good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Boozilla@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent