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Brave by default collects telemetry data. It is anonymized but any security researcher will tell you that metadata of this nature over time can be more revealin
by redvenom 6y ago
Brave by default collects telemetry data. It is anonymized but any security researcher will tell you that metadata of this nature over time can be more revealing that is claimed. It's right their in their FAQ.
Brave's primary customers are advertisers. While this is not evidence in itself, it is certainly something to be wary of.
- dsissitka 6y ago> It's right their in their FAQ. Which FAQ? This appears to be the only FAQ that mentions anonymized data: > Will Brave sell user data to advertisers? > > We do not have access to identifiable user data. The anonymized aggregated ad campaign related data we do collect is used for accounting and reporting, but this data cannot be mapped back to devices or user identities of any kind. Learn more If you follow the "Learn more" link it says: > If you switch on Brave Rewards and switch on ads (in Rewards settings) you will see ad notifications, and will receive BAT to reward you for viewing these ads. It seems like it's off by default?
- eznzt 6y ago>Brave by default collects telemetry data. It is anonymized but any security researcher will tell you that metadata of this nature over time can be more revealing that is claimed. So like Firefox?
- songshuu 6y ago"Any security researcher" who actually understands how differential privacy works would not.
- ffpip 6y agoOh shut up. Brave's telemetry is the least privacy invading among every browser. And you only have to turn off a single toggle to even turn that off. Do they collect your history? No. Then good
- ekianjo 6y ago> Brave by default collects telemetry data. Firefox does too.