Why I recommend against Brave
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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

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?

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    48·
    6 days ago

    We can have an open source browser.

    Most browsers are already open source. They’re all funded by advertising (except Safari which is a whole other problem).

    No resources are required.

    Are you planning to imagine it into existence?

    When you find one that has some sort of sustainable model that isn’t advertising, please let me know. I’ll be all over it.

    • KeenFlame@feddit.nuEnglish
      11·
      10 hours ago

      Okay are you ready?

      The model:

      • We program it
      • For literally fun
      • Together many people, that find different parts of bringing the web to people safely
      • We do it completely altruistic
      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
        11·
        10 hours ago

        I don’t think you understand. It would take you time to do that. A whole lot of time. Probably thousands of hours. Time is what’s known as a “resource”.

        • KeenFlame@feddit.nuEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          I understood perfectly, your claim is that it takes advertisement. Not time. And nobody has said it doesn’t take time.

          • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            I understood perfectly

            You very clearly did not and still do not.

            your claim is that it takes advertisement. Not time.

            Somehow you managed to gloss over the only point of my statement while also simultaneously fabricating things that I never said anything about.

            And nobody has said it doesn’t take time.

            You said “no resources are required”. As I’ve just finished mentioning, time is a resource.