Seriously.
    • gamer@lemm.eeBanned from community
      15·
      2 years ago

      I don’t trust anyone who invented Javascript.

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    107·
    2 years ago

    Very strongly worded, but yes.

    Brave have had a history of controversy since their inception. Every time something happens, the CEO went on a marketing campaign across social media and drummed up enough new users to drown it out. However the attitude of the business is clear: it would take a very small sack of money for Brave to sell out its users.

    If you’re going to use a Chromium web browser, there are non-commercial open source projects that don’t have a history of shady shit. However Firefox forks are better.

    • catacomb@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Absoutely. I mostly use Firefox because I’m so familiar with it by now but the privacy is generally much better and it doesn’t have a massive monopoly on the web. I’m just a lot more comfortable with it.

      When I have to, I use ungoogled-chromium on desktop and Bromite on mobile. I recommend those to anyone familiar with Chrome.

  • Melllvar@startrek.websiteEnglish
    89·
    2 years ago

    Why was appointing Eich as CEO so controversial? It’s because he donated $1,000 in support of California’s Proposition 8 in 2008, which was a proposed amendment to California’s state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

    Which is all the reason I need.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      25·
      2 years ago

      If he had changed his tune since then and done something to offset that, I might be willing to cut him some slack.

      But, instead, he seems to have doubled down…

  • ericflo@lemmy.ml
    36·
    2 years ago

    I love Brave, use it daily, and this article didn’t convince me at all. Vaguely motioning at the founder’s ancient political donations or the optional crypto features, doesn’t make a strong case.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        33·
        2 years ago

        Nor has he repented.

        That’s the important point for me.

        People can change after 20 years. But he prefers to double-down instead.

    • doylio@lemmy.ca
      10·
      2 years ago

      Yeah this article is not very convincing

      Brave is great! No ads, Tor built in, and can install Chrome extensions. I don’t use their crypto wallet and it’s never bothered me

  • ulkesh@beehaw.orgEnglish
    28·
    2 years ago

    Now it makes sense why some of the Fox News-parroting, right wing people I know use Brave. I had no idea about what the author mentioned about the browser, I just know it is based on Chromium which I will not use. Thus, I am on Firefox. And for many reasons, including those the author laid out, I’m happy I chose wisely.

  • emptyother@programming.dev
    28·
    2 years ago

    Don’t need to tell me twice. I’ve distrusted Brave since I saw their advertisement for it. It just feels like they sell the browser in same mood as pyramid schemers does their products.

    But its just my gut feeling. Got no good reason why people should avoid the browser. And because the CEO is an ass isn’t a good enough reason for most people.

  • RobotToaster@infosec.pub
    21·
    2 years ago

    Isn’t this like the fourth time this has been posted? the conversation always goes around in circles with nobody changing their mind.

  • sculd@beehaw.org
    21·
    2 years ago

    I used to think Brave was good until I found out they are into crypto.

    Nope Nope and Nope! Not using that thing again. Firefox is my friend now.

  • trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    I don’t care what his political affiliations are, if the product works I’ll use it. What an absolute set of incompetent garbage.

    • TheFriendlyArtificer@beehaw.org
      27·
      2 years ago

      Some of us do care.

      A product directly bankrolled by Peter Thiel? A project, not concerned about blocking ads but rather making sure that it’s their ads that you see?

      If you’re on iOS. Maybe the EU will bail you out and force Apple to allow other web engines.

      If you’re on Android, Firefox works perfectly well and Fennec is a fine fork.

      If you’re on anything else, Librewolf is fork of Firefox without all of the Pocket and other privacy hostile default settings.

  • Boozilla@beehaw.orgEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    I have stopped using Brave. Fuck those guys.

    I just wish Firefox would update less frequently. It’s way too often.