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Switch to Brave, you will still maintain 99% of the bell and whistles of Chrome (because it's a Chrome fork) and you will have an Adblock engine directly in the

Switch to Brave, you will still maintain 99% of the bell and whistles of Chrome (because it's a Chrome fork) and you will have an Adblock engine directly in the browser core written in Rust. How cool is that... Especially on mobile Brave is a game changer. https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust

sascha_sl 4y ago
But also, a whole lot of other things I didn't ask for that are hard to entirely opt out of.
- Karunamon 4y ago
  Other things such as?
ryannevius 4y ago
Does Brave have the memory / slowdown issues attributed to Chrome on Apple silicone MacBooks?
- jefftk 4y ago
  I would be surprised if they differed here, since it's the same core browser.
- therealmarv 4y ago
  It's not reengineered for most parts. Core is Chromium with all its upsides and downsides.
- BrendanEich 4y ago
  Works great on my 14" 2021 MBP. Anyone else? Pointer to details of slowdown welcome. Thanks.
alexb_ 4y ago
I despise anything that has touched cryptocurrency, which is why I don't like Brave.
- therealmarv 4y ago
  It's all opt-in. Brave is self sustainable for opt-in privacy respecting ads and crypto is a way for making users opt-in and getting paid. Compare that with Firefox which does not have a real sustainable business model and relying on Google or other sponsors.
  - sfvegandude 4y ago
  - schleck8 4y ago
    Everything but their crypto is opt out - Wallet = has to be removed from the toolbar manually - Crypto background ads = has to be deactivated - Crypto Exchange ads = has to be deactivated - Decentralized domain resolving = has to be deactivated - BAT = Not enabled by default but has to be removed from the toolbar manually
    - yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
      I already have to go through and rip out all the ads that Firefox has and the pocket integration on the toolbar, so this doesn't look all that different to me.
    - BrendanEich 4y ago
      Having to turn off "opt-in" UX widgets is not "out-out". "Opt-out" would mean you had to turn off the feature that was on by default, not remove the button or other affordance to turn it on when it is off by default. I get your complaint, you want nothing visible to do with our opt-in, off by default crypto stuff. But calling that stuff "out-out" is misusing the phrase. It's off by default. The New Tab Page sponsored images are non-tracking and not crypto related unless you opt into rewards, so I wouldn't lump them in here. Turn off in slider-widget control at bottom of NTP.
unicornporn 4y ago
Does Chrome have bells and whistles? I thought they removed all of them. Firefox, on the other hand, have a few left...

sascha_sl 4y ago

But also, a whole lot of other things I didn't ask for that are hard to entirely opt out of.

Karunamon 4y ago
Other things such as?

ryannevius 4y ago

Does Brave have the memory / slowdown issues attributed to Chrome on Apple silicone MacBooks?

jefftk 4y ago
I would be surprised if they differed here, since it's the same core browser.
therealmarv 4y ago
It's not reengineered for most parts. Core is Chromium with all its upsides and downsides.
BrendanEich 4y ago
Works great on my 14" 2021 MBP. Anyone else? Pointer to details of slowdown welcome. Thanks.

alexb_ 4y ago

I despise anything that has touched cryptocurrency, which is why I don't like Brave.

therealmarv 4y ago
It's all opt-in. Brave is self sustainable for opt-in privacy respecting ads and crypto is a way for making users opt-in and getting paid. Compare that with Firefox which does not have a real sustainable business model and relying on Google or other sponsors.
- sfvegandude 4y ago
- schleck8 4y ago
  Everything but their crypto is opt out - Wallet = has to be removed from the toolbar manually - Crypto background ads = has to be deactivated - Crypto Exchange ads = has to be deactivated - Decentralized domain resolving = has to be deactivated - BAT = Not enabled by default but has to be removed from the toolbar manually
  - yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
    I already have to go through and rip out all the ads that Firefox has and the pocket integration on the toolbar, so this doesn't look all that different to me.
  - BrendanEich 4y ago
    Having to turn off "opt-in" UX widgets is not "out-out". "Opt-out" would mean you had to turn off the feature that was on by default, not remove the button or other affordance to turn it on when it is off by default. I get your complaint, you want nothing visible to do with our opt-in, off by default crypto stuff. But calling that stuff "out-out" is misusing the phrase. It's off by default. The New Tab Page sponsored images are non-tracking and not crypto related unless you opt into rewards, so I wouldn't lump them in here. Turn off in slider-widget control at bottom of NTP.

unicornporn 4y ago

Does Chrome have bells and whistles? I thought they removed all of them. Firefox, on the other hand, have a few left...