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Genuinely interested why do people keep using Brave instead of LibreWolf or ungoogled-chromium? EDIT: LibreWolf Browser: A custom version of Firefox, focused o

Genuinely interested why do people keep using Brave instead of LibreWolf or ungoogled-chromium? EDIT: LibreWolf Browser: A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom. https://librewolf.net/ https://librewolf.net/ ungoogled-chromium: A lightweight approach to removing Google web service dependency https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium

lbwtaylor 4y ago
It just works. It blocks almost all ads. It has a simple button to turn ad blocking off when I need to use websites that don't work with ad blockers. I don't need to fiddle with an extension. I can use it on android without effort. This is about brave search, which I have never used. I don't use the brave homepage, so I never saw the homepage ads that folks complained about. HN seems to hate Brave for some reason. But it has worked perfectly for years. I don't care if it's perfect privacy -- not sure I ever felt Brave promised that. I have never heard of the browsers you mention. I tried to use Chromium for a while, but you have to find distributions that include basic features and it was a hassle. Not a big hassle, but made me stick with Brave.
- pleb_nz 4y ago
  Brave is chromium though isn't it? I think some if the hate comes from people who would like to see more variety in the browser market. At the moment we're heading to a single dominant force of chromium based browsers. And history has shown what happens when an entity holds all the cards and there is less choice.
satvikpendem 4y ago
Or Firefox. Especially with Manifest v3 looming.
- pretext 4y ago
  LibreWolf is just a Firefox with telemetry removed.
  - satvikpendem 4y ago
    Even better, I might switch to that.
  - INeedMoreRam 4y ago
    Correct me if I am wrong, but can't we just remove all Firefox telemetry by unchecking these options in Privacy & Security: 1) Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla 2) Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations 3) Allow Firefox to install and run studies 4) Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf I understand they're selected by default so they're collecting data on many unaware users, but for anyone on HN, I am confident they have probably deselected all of them.
    - encryptluks2 4y ago
      No, you have to use policies to completely disable telemetry.
      - INeedMoreRam 4y ago
        Thank you, encryptluks2. Found them.
- soundnote 4y ago
  Brave Shields won't care about Manifest v3 even the tiniest bit. The shields are not a browser extension so extension APIs don't have any bearing on their functionality.
soundnote 4y ago
I like the product, plain and simple. Chromium has better security on mobile, and I like tab groups. Sync is also nice, and Brave's is e2ee. What's not to like?

lbwtaylor 4y ago

It just works. It blocks almost all ads. It has a simple button to turn ad blocking off when I need to use websites that don't work with ad blockers. I don't need to fiddle with an extension. I can use it on android without effort. This is about brave search, which I have never used. I don't use the brave homepage, so I never saw the homepage ads that folks complained about. HN seems to hate Brave for some reason. But it has worked perfectly for years. I don't care if it's perfect privacy -- not sure I ever felt Brave promised that. I have never heard of the browsers you mention. I tried to use Chromium for a while, but you have to find distributions that include basic features and it was a hassle. Not a big hassle, but made me stick with Brave.

pleb_nz 4y ago
Brave is chromium though isn't it? I think some if the hate comes from people who would like to see more variety in the browser market. At the moment we're heading to a single dominant force of chromium based browsers. And history has shown what happens when an entity holds all the cards and there is less choice.

satvikpendem 4y ago

Or Firefox. Especially with Manifest v3 looming.

pretext 4y ago
LibreWolf is just a Firefox with telemetry removed.
- satvikpendem 4y ago
  Even better, I might switch to that.
- INeedMoreRam 4y ago
  Correct me if I am wrong, but can't we just remove all Firefox telemetry by unchecking these options in Privacy & Security: 1) Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla 2) Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations 3) Allow Firefox to install and run studies 4) Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf I understand they're selected by default so they're collecting data on many unaware users, but for anyone on HN, I am confident they have probably deselected all of them.
  - encryptluks2 4y ago
    No, you have to use policies to completely disable telemetry.
    - INeedMoreRam 4y ago
      Thank you, encryptluks2. Found them.
soundnote 4y ago
Brave Shields won't care about Manifest v3 even the tiniest bit. The shields are not a browser extension so extension APIs don't have any bearing on their functionality.

soundnote 4y ago

I like the product, plain and simple. Chromium has better security on mobile, and I like tab groups. Sync is also nice, and Brave's is e2ee. What's not to like?