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I believe Brave browser has fallen out of favor but I'm not an expert on why

ronnier 5y ago
Interesting. Please let me know if you have a better alternative. Ideally I'd like to just run chromium but then I have to build it myself or use some build by some untrusted person so I've decided I'll trust Brave for now...
- xvector 5y ago
  Aside from Tor Browser, Firefox with arkenfox/user.js is ideal for privacy [1]. Chromium-based browsers like Brave are ideal for security [2]. An ideal solution for privacy and security would be running Firefox+user.js in Qubes OS [3], or for even more anonymity, Tor Browser in Qubes-Whonix [4]. However, even this isn't bulletproof, and a 3 letter agency can still determine who you are with techniques like keystroke deanonymization [5] or other techniques [6] like traffic analysis. Tor is also not reliable for anonymity because the project is kind of a shitshow [7], so there's really nothing you can do to truly hide. [1]: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js [2]: https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.ht... [3]: https://www.qubes-os.org/ https://www.qubes-os.org/ [4]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes [5]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Keystroke_Deanonymization https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Keystroke_Deanonymization [6]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Warning https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Warning [7]: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/906-Tor-0day-The-Management-Vulnerability.html https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/906-To...
numeri 5y ago
Brave is amazing for encouraging wide-spread use of privacy tools. It's so easy to get my family and friends to use, and does a lot to improve security, privacy and quality of life, even for the absolutely not tech-inclined.
soundnote 5y ago
Many people hate the browser for mistaken reasons (some bugs/other normal behaviors have been exaggerated and the mistaken stories don't die), are suspicious about the crypto in general (fair) or don't like Eich (fair).

Interesting. Please let me know if you have a better alternative. Ideally I'd like to just run chromium but then I have to build it myself or use some build by some untrusted person so I've decided I'll trust Brave for now...

xvector 5y ago
Aside from Tor Browser, Firefox with arkenfox/user.js is ideal for privacy [1]. Chromium-based browsers like Brave are ideal for security [2]. An ideal solution for privacy and security would be running Firefox+user.js in Qubes OS [3], or for even more anonymity, Tor Browser in Qubes-Whonix [4]. However, even this isn't bulletproof, and a 3 letter agency can still determine who you are with techniques like keystroke deanonymization [5] or other techniques [6] like traffic analysis. Tor is also not reliable for anonymity because the project is kind of a shitshow [7], so there's really nothing you can do to truly hide. [1]: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js [2]: https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.ht... [3]: https://www.qubes-os.org/ https://www.qubes-os.org/ [4]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes [5]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Keystroke_Deanonymization https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Keystroke_Deanonymization [6]: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Warning https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Warning [7]: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/906-Tor-0day-The-Management-Vulnerability.html https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/906-To...

numeri 5y ago

Brave is amazing for encouraging wide-spread use of privacy tools. It's so easy to get my family and friends to use, and does a lot to improve security, privacy and quality of life, even for the absolutely not tech-inclined.

soundnote 5y ago

Many people hate the browser for mistaken reasons (some bugs/other normal behaviors have been exaggerated and the mistaken stories don't die), are suspicious about the crypto in general (fair) or don't like Eich (fair).