I’m too lazy to cite my sources atm, so apologies in advance.
But their deal with Google to keep Google as the default browser, they’re integration (and information sharing) with Pocket, and a large portion of the data collection the browser does by default frustrates me. Sure it’s all better than Chrome, but better doesn’t mean good, ya know?
I personally prefer to use Firefox based browsers (Mull, LibreWolf, etc), but tend to avoid “real” Firefox where I can.
I do have some work sites that insist on my usage of Chrome, but Brave is my solution for that. Speaking of that, does anyone know how good they (Brave) is about sticking to their privacy promises?
The google thing has been litigated a thousand times yet keeps getting repeated. Look it up, there are tons of articles explaining the relationship. It is not as cloak and dagger/nefarious as some imply.
Brave is objectively worse than FF except at doing chromium things, which yes sometimes some of us need. I use both but FF is my daily driver.
I recommend brave to “novices” because it’s a great foot in the door for the newly privacy-conscious, but it is not a long term solution and the head is a little sketchy.
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I’m too lazy to cite my sources atm, so apologies in advance.
But their deal with Google to keep Google as the default browser, they’re integration (and information sharing) with Pocket, and a large portion of the data collection the browser does by default frustrates me. Sure it’s all better than Chrome, but better doesn’t mean good, ya know?
I personally prefer to use Firefox based browsers (Mull, LibreWolf, etc), but tend to avoid “real” Firefox where I can.
I do have some work sites that insist on my usage of Chrome, but Brave is my solution for that. Speaking of that, does anyone know how good they (Brave) is about sticking to their privacy promises?
The google thing has been litigated a thousand times yet keeps getting repeated. Look it up, there are tons of articles explaining the relationship. It is not as cloak and dagger/nefarious as some imply.
Brave is objectively worse than FF except at doing chromium things, which yes sometimes some of us need. I use both but FF is my daily driver.
I recommend brave to “novices” because it’s a great foot in the door for the newly privacy-conscious, but it is not a long term solution and the head is a little sketchy.
Both are ultimately preferable to chrome.