I care about my privacy, though I like it’s UI. Is it really as bad as some say?

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yea I don’t think it’s bad for privacy, just there are better options out there which get you the same privacy while also addressing other issues? Issues like Chromium, history of controversies and shady behaviour (crypto, replacing ads with their own), the business model, and issues with the CEO.

      Instead, why not just use standard Firefox? The only downside I’ve heard is that the default settings don’t do what Brave does when you first install each browser, but that’s a weak argument considering we all modify the settings anyway. Someone should just outline which Firefox settings should be flipped to match default Brave, and we can be done with the weekly ‘Why not Brave’ discussions

      I use Firefox as my daily browser, and run Mullvad browser when I need to be cautious with a task.

        • Liforra@lemm.ee
          11·
          1 year ago

          Well stuff like chromegle, there isn’t anything similar on Firefox, and there are just less extensions in general. Probably the dumbest reason but doesn’t change the fact that i need them

    • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
      0·
      1 year ago

      Any suggestions for someone who has multiple clients who solely support Chrome-only for their products so I have to do all my testing in Chrome (or Brave, Vivaldi, etc.)?

      In some cases their apps straight up don’t function in Firefox or look substantially different and I’m not really allowed to bill for the time to address that.

      • jjdelc@lemmy.ml
        2·
        1 year ago

        And it is because of these lousy developers that live inside a Google world that people don’t want to use Firefox.

        • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          1 year ago

          Fair…but…if I start filtering jobs over whether or not I have to support Chrome, I’d be in for some hard times :(

      • chayleaf@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        Just use something vanilla like Ungoogled Chromium. Don’t use it for everything, only for working on projects that require it.

    • wtry@lemm.eeOP
      12·
      1 year ago

      I’ll do it when Firefox gets a UI that looks modern.

      edit - fine

      • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
        010·
        1 year ago

        I didn’t notice anything very different style wise when I switched. You can also add different themes like you can in chrome too.

  • Melody Fwygon@lemmy.oneEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    YES, IT IS!

    You should NOT trust Brave to not play fast and loose with your privacy. They already operate an advertising network (it operates on those stupid little BAT tokens) and they DO inject ads and affiliate links.

    I strongly recommend Firefox1 or Librewolf.

    1 - You must install plugins and apply user.js fixes yourself to properly harden Firefox completely against tracking; but this is doable.

  • Dudewitbow@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year ago

    It has an opt in option to sell ad space for some of its crypto. Some people just are offended that the option is even there.

    • Tibert@jlai.lu
      2·
      1 year ago

      I like Firefox mostly because it’s cool to have engine competition. I mostly use the default dark theme. It looks good enough for me. I don’t look much at the top when browsing.

      On android it’s still lagging behind the chromium competition. And having mismatched browsers isn’t great for syncing. So I just use Firefox on android too, good enough.

      Tho, if miss matching wasn’t an issue, personally I think I would use Kiwi browser. It’s an open source chromium browser which supports chrome extensions.

  • prunerye@slrpnk.net
    22·
    1 year ago

    You’re on Lemmy. Lemmy hates Brendan Eich. Take the top comments with a grain of salt.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    1 year ago

    Not at all.

    The brave criticisms you see are mostly hot takes about crypto(icrypto jokes are super coool as of '20) but brave(foss) is as good or better than Firefox, IE or safari in terms of privacy.

    Firefox can nearly match that privacy with their options, but if you like brave, easier to stick with that.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Part of it comes down to trust. I just don’t trust Brave Inc long term - it may well be a private browser now but I don’t trust that in to the future. I don’t trust a company that Peter Thiel invests in. I don’t trust a company that has already been shady and caught redirecting traffic secretly for referrer codes. But I also don’t trust Google or Microsoft either.

      I trust Firefox and Mozilla. I don’t like that they are dependent on Google revenue but I trust that they’re open and transparent about what they do, and not motivated or compromised by a desire to maximise profits for their venture capitalist investors.

      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        1 year ago

        Ah, thank you, distrusting Peter thiel is at least tangentially relevant and certainly understandable(thiel-creepy brave-trustworthy?)

        I would choose Firefox before ie or safari, but Firefox also sells personalized ads and tracks your keystrokes.

        I like foss, and I like smaller companies. When another privacy-based browser comes along after brave sells its soul or gets too popular, I’ll support them too.

        Until then, brave is doing pretty good privacy-wise, especially compared to the mainstream alts.

        • 0x2d@lemmy.ml
          2·
          1 year ago

          brave has already sold its soul to crypto companies

          and it does nothing that firefox with extensions can’t do

          • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
            11·
            1 year ago

            Haha, crypto hate but at least equal browsing abilities with major browsers.

            I totally agree.

    • 0x2d@lemmy.ml
      2·
      1 year ago

      it has a lot of sketchy business practices and is a mediocre browser at best