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> For me what convinced me to switch to brave is that actually do privacy by default, not just empty talk like mozilla. That's one hell of a take. - they
by BeefWellington 4y ago
> For me what convinced me to switch to brave is that actually do privacy by default, not just empty talk like mozilla.
That's one hell of a take.
- they have their own independent search engine
- and their own privacy respecting AD network.
- they block ADs and trackers BY DEFAULT
What is a "privacy respecting AD network"?
How are points #1 and #2 at all pro-privacy?
If they are embedding their own ad system, how is them blocking ads and trackers actually relevant? If all telemetry is not off by default it undermines the relevance of point #3 substantially.
- yucky 4y ago>How are points #1 and #2 at all pro-privacy? #1 - The search engine works based off of what you actually query, not who you are, other sites you've visited, where you're located etc. #2 - Ads are off by default, you can opt in to see ads and if you do you can opt in to collect a token that you can then either keep or donate to content providers that you support (ie tipping). I have never opted in so I never see it.
- jacooper 4y ago1. Actual competition to Google with no trackers, unlike DDG and start page and many others, which are basically new UIs for bing and google respectively. 2. https://brave.com/brave-ads/ https://brave.com/brave-ads/