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Use a different browser that’s not chrome. Problem solved. Disclaimer: I don’t use Brave because I don’t want to see more ads. In the 90s, there were little b

by bfung 5y ago

Use a different browser that’s not chrome. Problem solved. Disclaimer: I don’t use Brave because I don’t want to see more ads. In the 90s, there were little banner ads that ran on your pc in the same app that helped you connect to the internet. That’s essentially what Brave is, except I don’t NEED to see more ads, as I needed to pay for internet in the early days. Just us a browser that blocks cookies.

ocdtrekkie 5y ago
Brave is far from being my primary browser, but this is far from an accurate take. I wanted to play with Brave Rewards, and it's actually surprisingly involved to enable it and get it to start showing ads... By default, Brave is pretty much "just another Chrome clone", albeit with default privacy settings that everyone but Chrome has accepted should be standard. FWIW, NetZero was pretty cool if you couldn't afford the phone bill for using AOL. :P
thinkmassive 5y ago
> In the 90s, there were little banner ads that ran on your pc in the same app that helped you connect to the internet. NetZero & Juno, the good ol’ days of free dialup!
- mike_d 5y ago
  NetZero was the best. When you created an account with their custom dialer it generated a username and password pair (that the user didn't know) for the local dial-up POP in your town. The credentials were stored in a text file using a substiution cipher, so you could extract them and create your own Windows Dialer profile to get free internet without having to use their dialer that showed ads on your screen.
colordrops 5y ago
How are you seeing ads in Brave? I don't see anything. I believe you have to turn them on, no?
- bfung 5y ago
  > How are you seeing ads in Brave I don’t, I’ve never used Brave. From https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ Brave Ads do not replace current web page ads. By default, Brave blocks privacy-invading web ads and trackers that are embedded in page content. Joining Brave Rewards and viewing Brave Ads does not affect your current blocking settings for each website you visit. The ads you see as part of Brave Rewards are shown separately from your browsing experience and are not the same as the invasive, performance-sapping ads embedded in websites. But I can already block ads with uMatrix and other ad blockers. So why do I need another browser that does essentially the same, but adds more complexity to the mix, potentially more browser bloat? So instead of funneling ad spend to google, it’s funneled to Brave - but that doesn’t really make a difference to me as a consumer. I can donate or buy products of creators I want to support w/o dealing in BAT.
  - omneity 5y ago
    > I don’t, I’ve never used Brave. In this case your entire comment is pure FUD and a cheap shot at Brave. I’ve been using Brave for 2 years, never saw a single ad.
    - sodality2 5y ago
      Brave does have a feature that displays ads in exchange for BAT, so it's not a cheap shot. https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/
      - omneity 5y ago
        It is a cheap shot because you have to explicitly go out of your way to enable it. There’s no conceivable way a Brave user sees ads without very explicitly digging through the settings and enabling them. Which leads me to wonder, have you yourself ever used Brave?
        codetrotter 5y ago
josefx 5y ago
Wont work, the moment this lands in Chrome websites will check for it and if your non chrome browser doesn't implement it they will redirect you to an upgrade your browser page. Browsers that fake it will get the same treatment, do not track has already shown that advertisers will not respect any attempt to prevent tracking by the user.
- asvitkine 5y ago
  Controversial opinion: Why is that wrong? If you want to consume content that costs money to produce that is being paid for via advertisement, and your user agent blocks said advertisement, why should you be entitled to that content?
  - josefx 5y ago
    Controversial counterpoint: If you want any minimum wage job your boss should have the implicit right to install cameras in your bathroom and sell videos of you showering on the internet.
    - izacus 5y ago
      Comparing user configurable topics of interest (in full control of the user and the browser the user decides to use) to involuntary camera recording in your home is some next level disingenuous bullcrap. Do better here please.
      - josefx 5y ago
        I never said that you couldn't tape over any camera you found. Just that your boss can implicitly install cameras and since the topics are subject to change he can install new ones without telling you any time he likes.
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waffle_maniac 5y ago
I use 100% of my earnings to donate creators (mostly YouTube and Github). I'm very generous and very cool.

by bfung 5y ago

ocdtrekkie 5y ago

Brave is far from being my primary browser, but this is far from an accurate take. I wanted to play with Brave Rewards, and it's actually surprisingly involved to enable it and get it to start showing ads... By default, Brave is pretty much "just another Chrome clone", albeit with default privacy settings that everyone but Chrome has accepted should be standard. FWIW, NetZero was pretty cool if you couldn't afford the phone bill for using AOL. :P

thinkmassive 5y ago

> In the 90s, there were little banner ads that ran on your pc in the same app that helped you connect to the internet. NetZero & Juno, the good ol’ days of free dialup!

mike_d 5y ago
NetZero was the best. When you created an account with their custom dialer it generated a username and password pair (that the user didn't know) for the local dial-up POP in your town. The credentials were stored in a text file using a substiution cipher, so you could extract them and create your own Windows Dialer profile to get free internet without having to use their dialer that showed ads on your screen.

colordrops 5y ago

How are you seeing ads in Brave? I don't see anything. I believe you have to turn them on, no?

bfung 5y ago
> How are you seeing ads in Brave I don’t, I’ve never used Brave. From https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ Brave Ads do not replace current web page ads. By default, Brave blocks privacy-invading web ads and trackers that are embedded in page content. Joining Brave Rewards and viewing Brave Ads does not affect your current blocking settings for each website you visit. The ads you see as part of Brave Rewards are shown separately from your browsing experience and are not the same as the invasive, performance-sapping ads embedded in websites. But I can already block ads with uMatrix and other ad blockers. So why do I need another browser that does essentially the same, but adds more complexity to the mix, potentially more browser bloat? So instead of funneling ad spend to google, it’s funneled to Brave - but that doesn’t really make a difference to me as a consumer. I can donate or buy products of creators I want to support w/o dealing in BAT.
- omneity 5y ago
  > I don’t, I’ve never used Brave. In this case your entire comment is pure FUD and a cheap shot at Brave. I’ve been using Brave for 2 years, never saw a single ad.
  - sodality2 5y ago
    Brave does have a feature that displays ads in exchange for BAT, so it's not a cheap shot. https://brave.com/brave-rewards/ https://brave.com/brave-rewards/
    - omneity 5y ago
      It is a cheap shot because you have to explicitly go out of your way to enable it. There’s no conceivable way a Brave user sees ads without very explicitly digging through the settings and enabling them. Which leads me to wonder, have you yourself ever used Brave?
      - codetrotter 5y ago

josefx 5y ago

Wont work, the moment this lands in Chrome websites will check for it and if your non chrome browser doesn't implement it they will redirect you to an upgrade your browser page. Browsers that fake it will get the same treatment, do not track has already shown that advertisers will not respect any attempt to prevent tracking by the user.

asvitkine 5y ago
Controversial opinion: Why is that wrong? If you want to consume content that costs money to produce that is being paid for via advertisement, and your user agent blocks said advertisement, why should you be entitled to that content?
- josefx 5y ago
  Controversial counterpoint: If you want any minimum wage job your boss should have the implicit right to install cameras in your bathroom and sell videos of you showering on the internet.
  - izacus 5y ago
    Comparing user configurable topics of interest (in full control of the user and the browser the user decides to use) to involuntary camera recording in your home is some next level disingenuous bullcrap. Do better here please.
    - josefx 5y ago
      I never said that you couldn't tape over any camera you found. Just that your boss can implicitly install cameras and since the topics are subject to change he can install new ones without telling you any time he likes.

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waffle_maniac 5y ago

I use 100% of my earnings to donate creators (mostly YouTube and Github). I'm very generous and very cool.