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Stop using Brave Browser (www.spacebar.news)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

Brave works for what I need it to do. I don't like lending credence to bigots(secret or otherwise) but if someone is gonna say "don't use this browser" they need to list a replacement that has the same functionality. And it can't be "just use duckduckgo" because we all fucking have that on our phones and none of us can use it as our primary browser and we all know exactly why. 😒

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  • [–] 66 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    What's wrong with Firefox?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    For me personally, the one and only reason I don't main Firefox is because it doesn't work with Chromecast and I use that a LOT. I would switch to FF tomorrow if I could easily and reliably cast with it.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Why?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    As far as I'm aware, the ddg browser collects data and they sell it to Microsoft. The search by itself is fine though.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago

    Do you have a source for the claim that DuckDuckGo browser is selling user data to Microsoft?

    You might be referring to the time when the DuckDuckGo browser was blocking all known trackers except Microsoft trackers. After that information was made public and users complained, DuckDuckGo was able to renegotiate its agreement with Microsoft so that it can block their trackers.

    Furthermore, DuckDuckGo now publish their blocklist on GitHub.

    Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/duckduckgo-microsoft-tracking-scripts

    So this privacy issue has been rectified now. But even if it hadn’t, failing to block Microsoft trackers isn’t the same as collecting data and selling it to Microsoft.

    But if you are aware of DDG browser selling data to Microsoft, please share a source.

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