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Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC (www.neowin.net)
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[+] -27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly it largely is.

I mean, by definition, it isn't.

It's anonymous and not malicious in nature. It's a diagnostic and engagement measuring tool.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    diagnostic

    I think it is useful to send crash reports, but the user should have power over it (see: when macOS generates a crash report, it asks the user if they would like to send it)

    engagement measuring

    That is your data they are taking to make money off of without your consent, and I consider that malicious. There are ways to do that with consent. See: Steam’s annual hardware survey

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago

    That is your data they are taking to make money off of without your consent

    I mean... They're a for-profit company, so literally anything they do is to make money.

    But it's not "my data", it's anonymous. The "engagement" info is in relation to features. That's why some features are removed - because nobody uses them. Or rather: not enough people use them to warrant maintenance.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And how do you know it's not malicious in nature? I'd like to know what your definition of "malicious" is if you're just fine with letting a Corpo run system look at everything you're doing.

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  • [+] -14 points 1 year ago

    And how do you know it’s not malicious in nature?

    Because I have a functioning brain.

    I’d like to know what your definition of “malicious” is

    Malware is designed to hurt you by extracting your personal information or resources.

    Telemetry is designed to give developers feedback about product/functionality usage and is anonymous.

    you’re just fine with letting a Corpo run system look at everything you’re doing.

    I'm not, and it's not. Unlike you, I actually checked what data telemetry gathers and I'm perfectly fine with it. It's inconsequential and anonymous.

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