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Goodbye Brave

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Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by chii »

weq wrote: post #50
sombremesa wrote: post #4

Weird that this person doesn’t even consider Firefox, the only browser that lets you have Adblock and other addons on mobile (but not on iOS, sadly).

I switched to firefox after NEVER using it before when google started forcefully logging me in. Honestly, i havnt missed it all. Firefox on mobile is awesome - plugins work! Plus, no longer does google know where i am anymore. Its ability to track and suggest ads to me is pathetic.

> no longer does google know where i am anymore

i doubt it - they probably know just as much from extrapolation off other data points, even if the browser data point is gone.

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by echelon »

weq wrote: post #50
sombremesa wrote: post #4

Weird that this person doesn’t even consider Firefox, the only browser that lets you have Adblock and other addons on mobile (but not on iOS, sadly).

I switched to firefox after NEVER using it before when google started forcefully logging me in. Honestly, i havnt missed it all. Firefox on mobile is awesome - plugins work! Plus, no longer does google know where i am anymore. Its ability to track and suggest ads to me is pathetic.

My one gripe about Firefox mobile is that "pull down to refresh" and other common gestures don't work. Unless I'm missing something, there aren't settings available to enable this.

Is this some kind of patented behavior that Mozilla is afraid to implement?

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by richardfey »

I think any other browser would also need a server with the hosted extension packages, so the point here is misguided: you did not get an error related to Brave servers while *not* using Brave services.

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by bbbobbb »

Brave is the only browser on my iPad that blocks majority of ads. I have went as far as try to pay for ad blockers in the app store (this is my first and last apple device so it is a weird concept for me).

If I could just install unblock origin or find system wide adblocker then I would use that instead

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by roenxi »

ahelwer wrote: post #54
roenxi wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was a surprise to me, but there is a group of people - possibly native to tech circles, possibly a broader group - who appear to be genuinely angry about the existence of advertising as a thing. Let alone if they personally have to view ads. It is a bit confusing to be honest. There seems to be something very upsetting happening but exactly what is causing that response I can't pick out.

You can't pick out the issue with large corporations sinking billions of dollars into trying to manipulate your behavior?

No, I can't. There are many things that influence my behaviour and that is low down on the list of influences that worry me. Even Hacker News is probably a worse influence than the average ad. What do you think is the problem here?

And it isn't billions, you need to normalise by audience size. Any company spending billions to influence my behaviour is bankrupt, I don't have enough money for them to make that back.

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by aero-glide2 »

newscracker wrote: post #70

Emphasis mine in the below quote: > "Arunmozhi is a freelance programmer and an open-source enthusiast." I'm surprised, shocked and dumfounded that Firefox is not even mentioned while Vivaldi and Chromium are being considered. For someone who put up with Brave for years and its other issues, it really seems strange that Firefox is not in consideration.

I have two problems with Firefox - I use "print to pdf" often and Chromium renders that more accurately. Some sites are better supported on Chromium. Other than these two, Firefox is very good. (On the other hand, Firefox mobile is quite slow).

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by julius_deane »

cmeacham98 wrote: post #38
DHowett wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“ghost” is GitHub’s deleted user placeholder, not somebody affiliated with Ghostery.

I wasn't intending to imply it is (tbh I internalized that as common knowledge), my intended point is the issue with this Ghostery recommendation was created by some random unknown and presumably unrelated Github user.

impact > intent

You are not being attacked by parent. Parent is merely pointing out the difference so other users are aware of it. You could just thank them for the clarification and move on.

Re: Goodbye Brave

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Post by ChainOfFools »

i13e wrote: post #42
schleck8 wrote: post #5

I think this is due to Brave proxying some Google requests through their own servers, because otherwise the same people would complain that a Google server is being contacted. > I am thinking of going back to [Chromium] with the usual extensions like Ghostery, AdBlock+ > [Brave's] amazing ad-blocking and tracker protection If you just need an adblocker, sure. At this point everone should have heard of uBlock Origin.

Unfortunately I still see too many people use Adblock plus and the like which leads me to believe ublock origin lacks some sort of name or brand recognition with your average user

on a fresh install of FF, if I click on extensions it shows AdBlock± as the first in a list of suggested add-ons. Also in that list is Ghostery. no sign of UBlock Pay for placement?
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