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I really enjoy Arc's approach to the browser interface, but I am kind of shocked that it requires firebase at all. It touts privacy, but we have to log in, and

I really enjoy Arc's approach to the browser interface, but I am kind of shocked that it requires firebase at all. It touts privacy, but we have to log in, and our data is being stored in a BAAS owned by Google. It would have been SO much simpler to make it so that data is owned by the user and stored on disk. At MOST, maybe a paid syncing feature would require an external database. A takeover path like this is a big deal, but as the author pointed out, you stored URL browsing data for boosts. "Privacy first" browser's are marketing jargon today, and that sucks.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> "Privacy first" browser's are marketing jargon today A glance at Arc's privacy policy makes it clear they aren't privacy anything [1]. (Contrast their device and product usage data sections with Kagi's [2].) [1] https://arc.net/privacy#what-personal-data-do-we-collect-and-how-do-we-collect-it https://arc.net/privacy#what-personal-data-do-we-collect-and... [2] https://help.kagi.com/orion/privacy-and-security/respecting-privacy.html https://help.kagi.com/orion/privacy-and-security/respecting-...
wraptile 2y ago
That has been the reason I've never given Arc a shot. It's unacceptable.