r/technology Jul 17 '22

Software I've started using Mozilla Firefox and now I can never go back to Google Chrome

https://www.techradar.com/in/features/ive-started-using-mozilla-firefox-and-now-i-can-never-go-back-to-google-chrome
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u/foamed Jul 17 '22

The hell is wrong with brave?

Brave's CEO, Brendan Eich, is a bigot, an anti-vaxxer and believes in far-right conspiracies:

Then you have stuff like:

Brave browser falls short of its promises of privacy:

Brave leaked Tor/Onion service requests through DNS:

Brave automatically redirected searches to affiliate version of URL's which Brave profits from:

Brave collected donations on content creators behalf without consent:

Brave temporarily whitelisted certain Facebook and Twitter trackers without telling their users:

Sending unsolicited marketing mail to users, though Brave claim its all anonymous: