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The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by arminiusreturns »

close04 wrote: post #37
GraemeL wrote: post #10

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The Firefox version has the ability to block third party scripts masked as first party ones through the use of CNAMEs. Chrome doesn't expose APIs to let extensions do it.

Also this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20050173 > The blocking ability of the webRequest API is still deprecated, and Google Chrome's limited matching algorithm will be the only one possible, and with limits dictated by Google employees. Firefox + uBO + uMatrix will block everything you can reasonably block without making your internet life miserable in the other extreme (although uMatrix can be a pain somet…

While uMatrix may be a bit of a pain, once you have your basic rulset and whitelists setup it functions very well, and beyond that, it really helps you understand what makes the modern web so shitty, and helps you know which sites are part of that and which aren't, which I think is pretty invaluable. Like many things, it may take more upfront investment but it's worth it imho.

If I could force every webdev to browse their site with a fresh uMatrix install I would.

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by cerberusss »

RandomBacon wrote: post #170
Nightshaxx wrote: post #122

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Um Firefox not only has uBlock origin, it's way better than Chrome's version. FF is definitely way better.

Apple doesn't let it's users have the freedom to install add-ons.

I use Firefox on iOS, in combination with ad blocking via NextDNS. Works pretty good.

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by paulcarroty »

cerberusss wrote: post #278
paulcarroty wrote: post #263

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Mozilla is funded by Google and also sends user data to Google: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14753546 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165858896176660480.html

It would inform people better if you would be more precise here. According to the links, the "Get Add-ons" view in Firefox uses Google Analytics to collect aggregate visitor statistics. Furthermore they note that they negotiated a special contract with Google to only collect a subset of data.

I don't believe any kind of personal or special contracts/negotiations/etc will deny Google to track analytics.google.com connection logs. So, "private browser" and Google servers aren't compatible by design.

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by Markoff »

who even use brave on desktop? author completely misses point with alternatives

for Android he recommends only Firefox which is either slow or buggy, but nowhere close to stability and speed of chromium browsers

if you want chromium browser for Android with ublock your only options are Kiwi browser with outdated chromium, shady Russian yandex browser, ungoogled chromium pretty much in alpha or brave which promises extensions by the end of June

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by Markoff »

molticrystal wrote: post #57
phnofive wrote: post #5

> However, Eich is very sorry that Brave got caught — again — and something will be changed in some manner to stop this behaviour, or at least obscure it. No surprise there. > There is no good reason to use Brave. Use Chromium — the open-source core of Chrome — with the uBlock Origin ad blocker [...] or use Firefox with uBlock Origin — ‘cos it blocks more ads than the Chromium framework will let anything block. Is th…

How is the android scene for Chromium based browsers that either have extension support or adblockers? I am aware only of Yandex & Kiwi as Chromium browsers that support extensions that allow you to install an adblocker. So perhaps Brave is trying to integrate itself there somehow by having it built in. Anybody know a better breakdown than this for mobile browser market share? https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-marke…

ungoogled chromium now supports extensions too but it's very alpha functionality

brave promises extensions by the end of June, they already shown working prototype in Twitter

so next to outdated kiwi, shady yandex and experimental ungoogled i have my biggest hopes for brave as current kiwi user who needs ublock

if you want to stay updated follow kiwi discord channel

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Post by Markoff »

aasasd wrote: post #103
molticrystal wrote: post #57

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How is the android scene for Chromium based browsers that either have extension support or adblockers? I am aware only of Yandex & Kiwi as Chromium browsers that support extensions that allow you to install an adblocker. So perhaps Brave is trying to integrate itself there somehow by having it built in. Anybody know a better breakdown than this for mobile browser market share? https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-marke…

Yandex is the company whose sites actively fight ad-blocking more than anyone else of whom I know. Afaik Yandex is just not in the uBO lists anymore, because it was no use changing the filters again and again. So I guess Yandex might allow installing filters which can't catch it anyway, but I wonder if it won't cripple the extension somehow for good measure.

their browser doesn't affect functionality of ublock, but it's not good browser anyway, trying to show down your throat many intrusive features by default

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by Markoff »

meerita wrote: post #15

Being a happy Firefox user and watching all the browser drama from the backyard. I still don't understand why people uses Chrome or Chrome variants claiming privacy things.

because one version of Firefox on Android is extremely slow and the other one faster is extremely buggy? for the record I use Firefox on desktop, but all their versions on Android are unusable, so I use Kiwi browser waiting for some updated browser with extensions, ungoogled chromium doesn't really work and yandex is shady

pretty much nobody use brave on desktop

Re: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

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Post by Markoff »

drannex wrote: post #35
Sevaris wrote: post #31

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I'm quite happy with FF on desktops, but the mobile version is just ... overall a miserable experience compared to Brave. After using it for a while, going back to FF constantly makes me feel like useful QoL features are missing and I end up going back to Brave.

If you have Android try the new Firefox Preview, best browser I've used on mobile so far. Complete rewrite.

riddled with bugs, used it for few months until I finally gave up when they introduced new build where I could not even type address in address bar, they are really doing zero testing, during those months I experienced pretty much every week new bug I could noticed and I saw literally ONE of these bugs fixed in those few months

I prefer fast stable bugfree chromium

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