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I use it currently but do not care about rewards and other nonsense features, just about ads getting blocked.

by petre 7y ago

MrZander 7y ago
Same, I couldn't get used to Firefox, it just felt too slow, even the new version. Brave feels just like Chrome, but with less Google. I love it.
- techntoke 7y ago
  That is why I use Chromium. There is a lot you can configure with Chrome policies as well.
  - bcoates 7y ago
    As far as I can tell, recent builds of Chromium have broken Google login in ways that not-chrome-at-all browsers still work? I have to log into my gmail in incognito now or it just 500s when the site tries to eat my browser.
    - EthanHeilman 7y ago
      Yep this is why I switched from Chromium to Brave. Chromium started autologging me into gmail accounts.
      - techntoke 7y ago
        There is an option/preference/policy to disable it.
        EthanHeilman 7y ago
        The final straw for me was when I had it turned off and the latest chromium released turned it back on.
        throwaway_0007 7y ago
        That's such a dark pattern. I remember having my Keep notes uploaded to Google servers because they turned the sync back on after an update.
    - techntoke 7y ago
      Haven't experienced this at all. Have you filed a bug report or been able to replicate on multiple computers?
qxnqd 7y ago
Same. For me it combines the best of Chrome (speed) with the best of Firefox (privacy). In fact I'd argue it's like having "privacy.resistfingerprinting" on, but without as many sites breaking.
thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago
This was the weirdest part of my experience trying Brave–it doesn't block all ads. So for me moving from Firefox to Brave presented more ads to me. I couldn't find any documentation on how to actually block all ads similar to uBlock Origin.
- fastball 7y ago
  I can't think of any ads that Brave hasn't blocked for me. In fact, more often than not the issue is that Brave is blocking too much and breaks some sites. Ironically, this includes the identity verification service (Netverify) used by their wallet partner (Uphold).
  - thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago
    Reddit.
    - brandnewlow 7y ago
      Brave blocks 3rd party ads, i.e. ads served off-site. Reddit is one of the few sites to make the effort to host all their ad tech themselves.
      - thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago
        Ehh... Is Brave who decides what ads I will see? Switching to a privacy-centric browser and seeing more ads was unexpected for myself and I would guess other as well.
        brandnewlow 7y ago
        In this case yes, Brave's POV is that ads that are hosted and powered by the publisher you chose to read are in fact OK. Brave isn't anti-ads so much as it's anti-cross site tracking and ad serving.
        7y ago
babuskov 7y ago
To counter all those throwaway accounts created to praise Brave, I have to say that I have no intention to use it because it's based on Chromium. Single-culture is bad even if your intentions are good. I never used Chrome either and have lived through ups and downs of Mozilla since 2002 when I ditched IE6. I wish Firefox tech was easier to integrate into other browsers, so that we could have a more balanced ecosystem.
- alwillis 7y ago
  When the SDK is released [1], there's no reason why a plugin to support BAT couldn't be implemented. [1]: https://www.cnet.com/news/braves-privacy-focused-ads-to-spread-beyond-startups-own-browser/ https://www.cnet.com/news/braves-privacy-focused-ads-to-spre...
- adtac 7y ago
  I don't want to accuse anyone of astroturfing, but the comments in this thread seem to be eerily positive and very marketing-y. Maybe it's my skepticism of everything crypto-related being incredibly biased one way or another.
  - alwillis 7y ago
    Disclaimer: I’ve been using/testing Brave for the last few years. I've seen it evolve from what was basically a proof of concept running in Electron to what it is today. I believe if you care to do some research, you'll see that the Brave team has put in the work to be taken seriously. I get why people are skeptical, especially in this day and age. But the concept for Brave and disrupting the surveillance capitalism known as ad tech goes back to 2013; Brave is not a johnny-come-lately thing[1]. This was started by Brendan Eich, the same guy who created JavaScipt and who started Mozilla which gave us Firefox; it's not like he's someone who doesn't understand how this stuff works. [1]: https://basicattentiontoken.org/the-road-to-brave-one-dot-zero/ https://basicattentiontoken.org/the-road-to-brave-one-dot-ze...
    - natmaka 7y ago
      Every potentially unpleasant Brave feature is easy to disable (and often by-default disabled). Is is very good at ad-filtering, snappy and responsive, stable, can be audited (opensource)... and the underlying ways to provide for creators/publishers (and also people liking/needing advertising) are clever and disruptive. Brave is worth a try. I'm not paid for this (and there is no 'conflict of interest').

I use it currently but do not care about rewards and other nonsense features, just about ads getting blocked.

by petre 7y ago

I use it currently but do not care about rewards and other nonsense features, just about ads getting blocked.

Same, I couldn't get used to Firefox, it just felt too slow, even the new version. Brave feels just like Chrome, but with less Google. I love it.

techntoke 7y ago
That is why I use Chromium. There is a lot you can configure with Chrome policies as well.
- bcoates 7y ago
  As far as I can tell, recent builds of Chromium have broken Google login in ways that not-chrome-at-all browsers still work? I have to log into my gmail in incognito now or it just 500s when the site tries to eat my browser.
  - EthanHeilman 7y ago
    Yep this is why I switched from Chromium to Brave. Chromium started autologging me into gmail accounts.
    - techntoke 7y ago
      There is an option/preference/policy to disable it.
      - EthanHeilman 7y ago
        The final straw for me was when I had it turned off and the latest chromium released turned it back on.
        throwaway_0007 7y ago
        That's such a dark pattern. I remember having my Keep notes uploaded to Google servers because they turned the sync back on after an update.
  - techntoke 7y ago
    Haven't experienced this at all. Have you filed a bug report or been able to replicate on multiple computers?

qxnqd 7y ago

Same. For me it combines the best of Chrome (speed) with the best of Firefox (privacy). In fact I'd argue it's like having "privacy.resistfingerprinting" on, but without as many sites breaking.

thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago

This was the weirdest part of my experience trying Brave–it doesn't block all ads. So for me moving from Firefox to Brave presented more ads to me. I couldn't find any documentation on how to actually block all ads similar to uBlock Origin.

fastball 7y ago
I can't think of any ads that Brave hasn't blocked for me. In fact, more often than not the issue is that Brave is blocking too much and breaks some sites. Ironically, this includes the identity verification service (Netverify) used by their wallet partner (Uphold).
- thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago
  Reddit.
  - brandnewlow 7y ago
    Brave blocks 3rd party ads, i.e. ads served off-site. Reddit is one of the few sites to make the effort to host all their ad tech themselves.
    - thrwn_frthr_awy 7y ago
      Ehh... Is Brave who decides what ads I will see? Switching to a privacy-centric browser and seeing more ads was unexpected for myself and I would guess other as well.
      - brandnewlow 7y ago
        In this case yes, Brave's POV is that ads that are hosted and powered by the publisher you chose to read are in fact OK. Brave isn't anti-ads so much as it's anti-cross site tracking and ad serving.
        7y ago

babuskov 7y ago

To counter all those throwaway accounts created to praise Brave, I have to say that I have no intention to use it because it's based on Chromium. Single-culture is bad even if your intentions are good. I never used Chrome either and have lived through ups and downs of Mozilla since 2002 when I ditched IE6. I wish Firefox tech was easier to integrate into other browsers, so that we could have a more balanced ecosystem.

alwillis 7y ago
When the SDK is released [1], there's no reason why a plugin to support BAT couldn't be implemented. [1]: https://www.cnet.com/news/braves-privacy-focused-ads-to-spread-beyond-startups-own-browser/ https://www.cnet.com/news/braves-privacy-focused-ads-to-spre...
adtac 7y ago
I don't want to accuse anyone of astroturfing, but the comments in this thread seem to be eerily positive and very marketing-y. Maybe it's my skepticism of everything crypto-related being incredibly biased one way or another.
- alwillis 7y ago
  Disclaimer: I’ve been using/testing Brave for the last few years. I've seen it evolve from what was basically a proof of concept running in Electron to what it is today. I believe if you care to do some research, you'll see that the Brave team has put in the work to be taken seriously. I get why people are skeptical, especially in this day and age. But the concept for Brave and disrupting the surveillance capitalism known as ad tech goes back to 2013; Brave is not a johnny-come-lately thing[1]. This was started by Brendan Eich, the same guy who created JavaScipt and who started Mozilla which gave us Firefox; it's not like he's someone who doesn't understand how this stuff works. [1]: https://basicattentiontoken.org/the-road-to-brave-one-dot-zero/ https://basicattentiontoken.org/the-road-to-brave-one-dot-ze...
  - natmaka 7y ago
    Every potentially unpleasant Brave feature is easy to disable (and often by-default disabled). Is is very good at ad-filtering, snappy and responsive, stable, can be audited (opensource)... and the underlying ways to provide for creators/publishers (and also people liking/needing advertising) are clever and disruptive. Brave is worth a try. I'm not paid for this (and there is no 'conflict of interest').