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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 nnf »

noisem4ker wrote: post #319
onyva wrote: post #245

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Brave is really not solving any problem. People that truly want ads removed so they don’t get tracked or bothered, should simply install Firefox. It’s a brilliant browser regardless, and being developed and supported by a non for profit with a proven track record is what makes it trustworthy. Brave can’t compete with that and Eich is not somebody anyone should rally behind in respect to ethical choices, or moral exam…

>His personal choices to support legislation that will deny basic human rights from the LGBTQ community is a BIG clue. Personal views legitimately expressed in totally distinct political matters should absolutely not be factored in.

Attempting to deny rights to an entire class of human beings should not be classified as simply “personal views legitimately expressed.”

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

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Post by snazz »

ayoisaiah wrote: post #315
FillardMillmore wrote: post #26

I am an enthusiastic Brave user - but seeing stories like these make me wonder if I'd be better off configuring Firefox to be more secure/private and using that. As a privacy and transparency advocate, it disappoints me to see Brave fail to pass the test, especially considering that privacy and transparency are supposed to be the browser's MO.

Firefox is too slow for me, so I'm stuck with Brave

De-Googled Chromium with an adblocker is the correct choice, in that case.

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

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Post by gilrain »

noisem4ker wrote: post #319
onyva wrote: post #245

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Brave is really not solving any problem. People that truly want ads removed so they don’t get tracked or bothered, should simply install Firefox. It’s a brilliant browser regardless, and being developed and supported by a non for profit with a proven track record is what makes it trustworthy. Brave can’t compete with that and Eich is not somebody anyone should rally behind in respect to ethical choices, or moral exam…

>His personal choices to support legislation that will deny basic human rights from the LGBTQ community is a BIG clue. Personal views legitimately expressed in totally distinct political matters should absolutely not be factored in.

Is it fair to call an action which materially supported oppression of people "personal"? The goal of that action was to deny people the right to marry.

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

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Post by FillardMillmore »

doasifoo wrote: post #291
FillardMillmore wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unless something's changed recently, Brave mobile doesn't support extensions either.

Brave starting this month will support extensions on mobile. https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-browser-android-dev-wou... https://twitter.com/SergZh_/status/1262885174590791682

Good info, thanks for the links.

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

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Post by gruez »

nnf wrote: post #321
noisem4ker wrote: post #319

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>His personal choices to support legislation that will deny basic human rights from the LGBTQ community is a BIG clue. Personal views legitimately expressed in totally distinct political matters should absolutely not be factored in.

Attempting to deny rights to an entire class of human beings should not be classified as simply “personal views legitimately expressed.”

I still fail to see how it's any different than any other moral disagreement. eg. If I were a evangelical christian, and he supported abortion rights for women, I can claim that he's literally trying to kill babies.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

this_user wrote: post #13

I'm surprised people are surprised by this. Brave have said from the beginning that this is how their business model works. What I'm even more surprised about is that Brave has gotten any traction at all, as there is really no reason to use it instead of a normal browser with regular ad blockers.

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

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Post by OOPMan »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #249
soraminazuki wrote: post #219

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I have Brave installed for the exact same reason. I usually use Firefox or Safari for most web browsing, but unfortunately some web services requires me to use Chromium-based browsers (e.g., Paperpile). I used to have Chrome installed for theses situations, but so many factors made me want to use Chrome less and less to the point that I simply didn't want to use it at all, even for rare occasions. For the curious, he…

Vivaldi and the new Edge are other choices that impersonate Chrome using Chromium. If you can't stand Firefox they may the next best choice.

Vivaldi is my pick thanks to its flexibility and recently added built-in ad-block

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

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Post by ketamine__ »

fulldecent2 wrote: post #327

Project plan for a new browser: 1. Copy Brave. 2. Remove everything except the part about paying monthly and supporting websites you visit Who's with me?

Micropayments have failed many times before. I can earn BAT with Brave and donate it to sites without having to sign up and deposit money with a credit card. There is much less friction compared to solutions that came before it.

Andrew Mason is forking Brave and doing some of what you describe. Being associated with Gab and Andrew Mason isn't for everyone.

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

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Post by whycombagator »

luxurytent wrote: post #142
FillardMillmore wrote: post #26

I am an enthusiastic Brave user - but seeing stories like these make me wonder if I'd be better off configuring Firefox to be more secure/private and using that. As a privacy and transparency advocate, it disappoints me to see Brave fail to pass the test, especially considering that privacy and transparency are supposed to be the browser's MO.

Not too difficult to configure Firefox imo. My recommendations on plugins: * HTTPS Everywhere: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywh... * DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-fo... * uBlock Origin Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin...

Privacy Badger[0] too. Multi-account containers[1]. I also agree with the Decentraleyes[2] suggestion.

[0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badge...

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes...

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