not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoalso don't use brave or vanilla Firefoxlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1481arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up1447arrow-down1imagealso don't use brave or vanilla Firefoxlemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square179linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAzrael@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agosigh The Brave browser is based on Chromium. Using it to get away from chrome does very little. Different browser, same engine.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoIt’s also got a MAGA guy as the CEO though, and he’s a homophobic anti-vaxxer
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoIf you absolutely have to use a Chromium browser for some reason it’s not the worst choice. But they’re pretty shady.
minus-squareAzrael@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoYes. Less, but not zero. You’re still tied into Google’s ecosystem. Brave is basically Chrome with a few privacy settings enabled by default. FireFox on the other hand is completely independent from Google, and more tweakable.
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The Brave browser is based on Chromium. Using it to get away from chrome does very little. Different browser, same engine.
It has less telemetry surely?
It’s also got a MAGA guy as the CEO though, and he’s a homophobic anti-vaxxer
If you absolutely have to use a Chromium browser for some reason it’s not the worst choice. But they’re pretty shady.
Yes. Less, but not zero. You’re still tied into Google’s ecosystem. Brave is basically Chrome with a few privacy settings enabled by default.
FireFox on the other hand is completely independent from Google, and more tweakable.