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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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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The only two there that bother me are the affiliate code thing (reminds me of the Honey drama) and installing extra software without consent. The first was a bad call and probably related with how their ad replacement stuff works (if anything, they should merely axe affiliate links; Firefox has that as an option), and this"solution" to the latter is pretty odd to me:

reinstall the browser without admin rights

Why would a browser need admin rights in the first place? I haven't used Windows in well over a decade, so I don't think that particular one would be an issue for me.

The rest can be grouped as:

bugs - bug fixes generally don't get prioritized until enough users complain; I would be very picky if I was an at risk person (activist or whatever) and would probably only use Tor browser
opt-in services
their marketing department

My options for chromium browsers are:

something with ineffective ad blocking
Opera - I used it before it became a chromium browser, then it went downhill; not FOSS
Brave, with all its warts

Since ad blocking and FOSS are my prerequisites, Brave basically wins by default.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just block with unlock 🙉 why choose browser based on a ad block feature that is worse (injecting own ads/adware and therefore trying to dictate who is allowed to grab your attention) than the ad blocking extension?

I recommend Firefox, due to best compatibility with uBlock (fuck manifest v3) and additionally have a DNS filter in your network, like pihole or adguard.

On the go, use wireguard VPN to always be digitally home, and get your ads blocked (as well as tracking organisations) like that.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I recommend Firefox

So do I, that's my main. Brave is my backup for the handful of sites that don't like Firefox.