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Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#281

I don't understand. I tried putting the straight ipfs hashes in the address bar - /ipfs/blahblah - it didn't work. the links that do work go through ipfs.io. Is this just a gateway like onion.ly for tor?

You have to use the

  ipfs:// 
prefix!

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#282

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Are you sure you want to participate in a discussion badmouthing Mozilla? You're not directly saying those things, but you are taking part in the dialog. That sort of behavior makes me pretty angry about Brave. Focus on Brave. You have nothing to do with Mozilla.

I think its a little extreme to call this bad mouthing. People switch jobs. It does not reflect negatively on firefox that some of their employees now work at other companies in the same space. That is how jobs work - its not a life long commitment.

Jumping ship means something bad usually.

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#284

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My sense is that this blog post is objectionable to you but I can't quite figure out why.

It's a statement in support of suppressing speech, and it's needlessly political. Mozilla leadership has mostly rested on their laurels (read: Google money) while Firefox consistently slid in market share. I've been a loyal FF user for 17 years, and this was the final straw. In the process of switching to Brave.

Deplatforming isn't suppression it's realising that you entities do not have to be neutral in their support and broadcast of various things. It's the question of a radical over a liberal mindset.

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#285

Ok ok - check this out. ipns://k51qzi5uqu5dlusethckbaq0kf1udrhaq99lvrd21krkbnjukthfbv3hu4wkk8/ [Brave] (edit: got ipns://kickscondor.com/ working.) hyper://f8f860772e5e489beaf5c00390ab5b42703f8dd2a57d74e4d563433834208543/ [Beaker] http://kickscofbk2xcp5g.onion/ [Tor] https://kickscondor.com/ [Plain] Needs a Gemini version.

Awesome. Is this a one man show or many people together?

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#286
post #191

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> We also "farble" APIs to create noise for those who do have access Does this effectively do the same as the 'Canvasblocker' extension does for Firefox?

Maybe; I'm not super familiar with Canvas Blocker. One thing you have to be careful with when blocking APIs is that you don't generate a negative fingerprint by your restrictions, which is every bit as effective as a positive fingerprint would be. Our farbling is pretty good, and will be getting even better later this month :)

Despite its name, Canvasblocker actually does that, it sends slightly shifted API data, not only for canvas but for most fingerprinting methods.

Nonetheless I'm happy to hear about the improvements in Brave. I've actually shifted from Firefox to Brave since I'm expecting Webkit/Blink to become a 'Linux kernel' for web technologies and thus the web.

Keep up the great work! The only true remaining nitpicks I still have with Brave (after the introduction of Sync V2) are

1. iOS Brave being based on Firefox instead of Chrome iOS (I am aware of the technical cost of switching codebase)

2. Prevent browser close on last tab close

If those two existed Brave would be perfect for me.

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#287

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Taken out of context that quote would imply "we need even more serious censorship", but admits that deplatforming a certain world leader is a not a real solution and that these actions that should be taken: > Reveal who is paying for advertisements, how much they are paying and who is being targeted. > Commit to meaningful transparency of platform algorithms so we know how and what content is being amplified, to whom…

"We need more than deplatforming" is the literal headline, and they support it in the post: "Changing these dangerous dynamics requires more than just the temporary silencing or permanent removal of bad actors from social media platforms. Additional precise and specific actions must also be taken" Note: More than. Additional. Also.

I interpret the post as saying "banning people on Twitter won't solve our problem, transparency in advertising and social media algorithms will" because before your quote Mitchell (CEO of Mozilla) in the post says:

> But as reprehensible as the actions of Donald Trump are, the rampant use of the internet to foment violence and hate, and reinforce white supremacy is about more than any one personality. Donald Trump is certainly not the first politician to exploit the architecture of the internet in this way, and he won’t be the last. We need solutions that don’t start after untold damage has been done.

And then lists several possible solutions that seem quite reasonable, and we should for sure push for the first two.

PS to anyone reading this exchange, at this point our comments are longer than the original blog post, you might as well just read the original instead of our out-of-order commentary. :)

Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#288
post #81

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I've been using Firefox since its inception, and was a Netscape user before that. I _briefly_ tried Chrome, but swiftly returned to Firefox. Half my extensions are still broken on Firefox Android. I've been using Firefox desktop on my PinePhone off-and-on and not only do all of my extensions work, but it's snappy and has a superior UX. I can actually access and manage my bookmarks with a sane interface. And yet even…

Same boat. I've used Firefox in spite of countless boneheaded decisions by Mozilla leadership, because underneath all that mismanagement, the product was solid. They started trying to mimic Chrome rather than be their own browser, and it was all over. The final straw for me was with their recent divisive political statement in opposition to free speech.

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Re: IPFS Support in Brave

#289

I would like to use Brave but there is a serious issue--users are unable to install non-store extensions. https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/2457 https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/5761 (duplicate)

I was able to install my own extensions. It was the same exact process as for Chrome.

On Linux? I just tried installing browserpass-chromium from AUR and it works fine in Chromium but not in Brave.
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