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Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by wubrr »

LightHugger wrote: post #35
hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect…

Except Brave privacy policy directly contradicts your claims (many times).

https://brave.com/privacy/browser/

> Safe Browsing > The Brave Browser automatically uses Google Safe Browsing to help protect you against websites, downloads and extensions that are known to be unsafe (such as sites that are fraudulent or that host malware).

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by wubrr »

AlexandrB wrote: post #50
llmblockchain wrote: post #46

Brave is shilled by so many tech "influencers" on Youtube you would assume it's a decent browser. These are privacy focused people. People that promote and use Linux daily and they're using a browser that is one step away from Google. What a joke.

Are these paid promotions? Youtube influencers shill so many dubious sponsored products in general they've become very easy to ignore since one can assume it's all trash. Short list of other YouTube trash I'm never touching: * OperaGX * NordVPN * SurfShark * RidgeWallet * BetterHelp * And the granddaddy of all trash sponsorships - Raid: Shadow Legends

All of the VPN shillers/advertizers on youtube should arguably be demonetized/banned for spreading 100% false information.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by NayamAmarshe »

worksonmine wrote: post #18
NayamAmarshe wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Point #2 is false. Brave partnered with a few crypto exchanges. The issue (which is on GitHub) was a bug in the URL auto suggestion feature of the chromium browser. Instead of suggesting the links, it was replacing them ONLY ON THOSE 2-3 CRYPTO WEBSITES. The bug was fixed before it became news. It was fixed on day 1 of the report.

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Mistake = malware?

The bug (YES BUG) only affected a couple of crypto exchange URLs, So why make it such a huge deal? Brave has stopped the affiliate links business since then.

It also happened when Brave was like 6 months old. Their whole business is based around privacy. Are they really that desparate for the small affiliate commission? I'm sure there are better and more 'malware' like ways to earn money.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by slig »

influx wrote: post #9
slig wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is a pity the managers over at Mozilla don't think Google is worth challenging It's not an easy thing to do when they get half a billion a year from Google.

Google pays them off not to innovate or launch anything that would compete with their search monopoly.

Yes, it's so clear what the deal is.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by wubrr »

dvngnt_ wrote: post #41
hgyjnbdet wrote: post #19

Why would you even use brave? You want to view advertisements just use Chrome. If you don't there's Firefox and ublock origin.

i use all but for different purposes. brave gets me chromium and blocking by default use as disposable browser with history. Firefox is main and will use that if i want info to by synced. Chrome is the last resort browser that i'll use if i have to login but is broken in firefox. Nexusmods CloudFlare keeps blocking firefox but not chrome. Bank site won' let me use firefox.

> blocking by default

Except it doesn't block all ads by default at all.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

wubrr wrote: post #75
dvngnt_ wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i use all but for different purposes. brave gets me chromium and blocking by default use as disposable browser with history. Firefox is main and will use that if i want info to by synced. Chrome is the last resort browser that i'll use if i have to login but is broken in firefox. Nexusmods CloudFlare keeps blocking firefox but not chrome. Bank site won' let me use firefox.

> blocking by default Except it doesn't block all ads by default at all.

It blocks YouTube ads but leaves some first party ads in place. The YouTube ad blocking is the most important to me.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

llmblockchain wrote: post #46

Brave is shilled by so many tech "influencers" on Youtube you would assume it's a decent browser. These are privacy focused people. People that promote and use Linux daily and they're using a browser that is one step away from Google. What a joke.

Linus did a good overview of Brave.

https://youtu.be/YnSv8ylLfPw?t=135

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

asdajksah2123 wrote: post #39
LightHugger wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect…

Brave also didn't do ads. But now they do. The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.

> The only real constraint on what Brave will and will not do is their VC pressures to make money vs reputational damage. And reputational damage isn't all that expensive.

The VC's will be disappointed because Eich & co have said they will never exit through an IPO. They don't want to give up control like Google did.

Re: Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

wubrr wrote: post #71
LightHugger wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome is heavy spyware that scans your whole PC by default under the guise of "chrome is an antivirus now". Chrome tracking data is used for google's advertising wing and they lied about it extensively, which was obvious to many but now there's proof because of the recent leak. Brave does not do this. Pretty much without exception, anyone using chrome is better served by using brave. It doesnt mean brave is perfect…

Except Brave privacy policy directly contradicts your claims (many times). https://brave.com/privacy/browser/ > Safe Browsing > The Brave Browser automatically uses Google Safe Browsing to help protect you against websites, downloads and extensions that are known to be unsafe (such as sites that are fraudulent or that host malware).

From your link:

> We proxy these requests through Brave’s servers to reduce the amount of information sent to Google (for example, we remove your IP address) to protect against Google profiling or tracking you when using Safe Browsing.

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