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Isn't brave supposed to be "private"? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/privacy@programming.dev

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Saw this in my adguard home query logs. OC by @TuxEnthusiast@sopuli.xyz

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[–] basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Brave is privacy snakeoil targeting gamers and crypto-bros. I would highly suggest using something like Ironfox or even just regular firefox, but hardened manually.

[–] Turret3857 6 points 1 week ago

IronFox on mobile, LibreWolf (or Mullvad Browser) on desktop.

[–] three@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

Those are probably telemetry pings used to mine crypto.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

Somehow Brave maintains a general reputation for privacy, but people who are serious about privacy will tell you that it’s actually pretty terrible.

[–] RonSijm@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

I've seem so many ads for Brave Browser... If it's supposed to be private and anonymous and a free browser - where are they getting all this money for all those ads?

[–] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

"be"? Who told you that? ChatGPT? A page selling NFTs?