Brave browser quietly slips a VPN service onto your Windows PC - eviltoast
  • waitmarks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yea i don’t get the hate boner for brave. I get it’s sketchy and don’t use it myself, but they aren’t sneakily installing some VPN to redirect all your web traffic without you knowing. They tell you about it right up front because it’s a service they want to sell.

    If you don’t like the browser, don’t use it. There isn’t a need to go on some crusade to smear them with bullshit.

    • 🖖USS-Ethernet@startrek.website
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      1 year ago

      It’s a bunch of people upset with the company’s CEO or whatever over personal views. The browser itself wasn’t that bad after you disabled the ad and crypto stuff, which they heavily pushed on you.

      I had switched to it from Chrome last year but ended up not caring for it, so I went to Firefox and Librewolf. People can use whatever the hell they want, idgaf. But for those who will eventually end up complaining about YouTube ads and continue to use Chrome, I have no sympathy for if you can’t take the few minutes to download and install a new browser and move your favorites over.