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Why can’t you trust Brave?

• cercatrova 7y ago
  Replacing ads with their own ads, running a cryptocurrency within the browser. I don't want microtransactions to view sites which I feel like is what Brave is hoping for in the future. I mean, microtransactions are the name of the game in cryptocurrency but doing so for online content is especially egregious.
  • infinityplus1 7y ago
    Isn't it opt-in? I simply don't enable those features. You can even hide the Brave Rewards button in the settings.
    • SahAssar 7y ago
      Even if it's opt-in I still think it's shady and reflects on what the company thinks the future of its browser is.
    • kodablah 7y ago
      When able to do so, many choose products based on principles regardless of how they use them specifically (hypocrisy and comparison of evils notwithstanding).
• Youden 7y ago
  Brave seems well-intentioned but really dodgy to me. In addition to the other issues that have already been raised, they were initially collecting money on people's behalf without their consent or knowledge [0]. The problem has since been resolved but their handling of it at the time put me off them for good. [0]: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-brave-bat-095126650.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-youtuber-claims-bra...