Please, do not use Brave.
Please, do not use Brave.
I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever.
Brave was already ousted as spyware in the past and the company has made many decisions that are questionable at best. For example, Brave made a cryptocurrency which they then added to a rewards program that is built into the browser to encourage you to enable ads that are controlled by Brave.
Edit: Please be aware that the spyware article on Brave (and the rest of the browsers on the site) is outdated and may not reflect the browser as it is today.
After creating this cryptocurrency and rewards program, they started inserting affiliate codes into URL's. Prior to this they had faked fundraising for popular social media creators.
Do these decisions seem like ones a company that cares about their users (and by extension their privacy) would make? I'd say the answer is a very clear no.
One last thing, Brave illegally promoted an eToro affiliate program making a fortune from its users who will likely lose their money.
Edit: To the people commenting saying how Brave has a good out-of-the-box experience compared to other browsers, yes, it does. However, this is not a warning for your average person, this is a warning for people who actively care about their privacy and don't mind configuring their browser to maximize said privacy.
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Idc about their money ventures, I dont give them any money because I am not a complete moron, their product works, I use it. If the morons fall for it, their problem
their product works, I use it
Google Chrome also works. This is the privacy community, I expect most people here don't mind fiddling around with settings to increase their privacy.
So youre unironically addressing 500 people and dont care for the needs of the actual majority, like me, who stumbled upon this post. Crypto bad I'll dump a functional browser over it, I'll also start troubleshooting linux and lose every program I need over microsoft telemetry 🫡 stay in your bubble
What? I'm saying don't use the browser because of the shady actions by the company. There is plenty of other browsers out there. Look at what community you're in bud.
yeah ignore my comment keep addressing the 500 people, u will change stuff with 500 for sure