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Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC

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  • T [email protected]

    If you only use software that is created by people you like... well... i guess your only choice will be an abacus...

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    I don't care if I like them. I very much care if I'm making money for people who are actively trying to take away my rights

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    • trihilis@ani.socialT [email protected]

      The post itself is reasonable quality and informative so I find it upvote worthy. If a post is low quality or a shit post then I downvote.

      To me the karma system is about quality. Not an "I agree/disagree" button.

      For comments I only down vote obvious trolls, bigots/racism etc.

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      To me the karma system is about quality. Not an “I agree/disagree” button.

      That's how it was meant to be. The original Rediquette from over 15 years ago has:

      "Vote. If you think something contributes to conversation, upvote it. If you think it does not contribute to the subreddit it is posted in or is off-topic in a particular community, downvote it.
      [Please don't] Downvote an otherwise acceptable post because you don't personally like it. Think before you downvote and take a moment to ensure you're downvoting someone because they are not contributing to the community dialogue or discussion. If you simply take a moment to stop, think and examine your reasons for downvoting, rather than doing so out of an emotional reaction, you will ensure that your downvotes are given for good reasons.
      "

      But 99% of people definitely use them as an Agree/Disagree button.

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      • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

        I don't. I read tech specs and security analyses. You just stick your head in the sand whenever someone says "Microsoft", though. It's silly.

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        I don't trust them and they have given me sufficient reason over the course of decades not to.

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        • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

          So you're saying you haven't bothered to read about Recall at all, you just assumed it's going to be enabled by default?

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          Until a windows update kicks in and somehow turns it on for the world. thanks but no thanks. I'll be disabling this not with a reg key but with local policy or DSC if I have to use a windows machine for personal again.

          I switched to Linux 2 months ago.

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          • nokturne213@sopuli.xyzN [email protected]

            That you know of

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            That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.

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              That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.

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              Brave was found to inject crypto referral links into your clicks url auto complete.

              https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete

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              • moe90@feddit.nlM [email protected]
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                I used some stuff to block my location and windows recall BECAUSE FUCK YOU MICROSOFT!

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                  This still doesn't make brave a good privacy browser in the long run

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                  • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

                    Well, you certainly need to be in a specific state of mind for this to make any sense...

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                    Yep, and you also have to be in a specific state of mind to be okay with "features" like something that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC.

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                    • V [email protected]

                      And yet they all have a package manager of some kind to install packages from. It doesn’t have to be Flatpak specifically

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                      No, but all of them have different repos out of the box, which will lead to confusion when consumers can't find the one they need.

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                        Yep, and you also have to be in a specific state of mind to be okay with "features" like something that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC.

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                        Then don't enable it.

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                        • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

                          What are you talking about now?

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                          I believe they are talking about Windows, an OS that is spyware and no one should use

                          An example of Windows being spyware not standard telemetry is the Recall feature. A feature that doesn’t just tell you how the OS is used but actually takes screenshots every few seconds

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                          • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

                            Honestly it largely is.

                            I mean, by definition, it isn't.

                            It's anonymous and not malicious in nature. It's a diagnostic and engagement measuring tool.

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                            not malicious in nature

                            Haha, sure thing William

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                            • E [email protected]

                              It's probably the best chromium browser out there

                              Firefox has done shit too

                              sadly we don't have a lot of choice, but they're one of the least worse

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                              sure there are choices. I don't use either. if you believe there are only 2 choices out there...man you have no idea.

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                                I used some stuff to block my location and windows recall BECAUSE FUCK YOU MICROSOFT!

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                                You can’t block all of Windows spyware. The best case of action would be to install an alternative operating system like Linux or a BSD-derivative. It’s counter-intuitive to “fuck Microsoft” when you are still using their OS.

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                                  I used some stuff to block my location and windows recall BECAUSE FUCK YOU MICROSOFT!

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                                  there are 100% fed backdoors for looking in your pc in Windows

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                                  • gemini24601@lemmy.worldG [email protected]

                                    You can’t block all of Windows spyware. The best case of action would be to install an alternative operating system like Linux or a BSD-derivative. It’s counter-intuitive to “fuck Microsoft” when you are still using their OS.

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                                    I wonder why the fuck is am taking so long to do it...

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                                      The fact that the dev behind brave is a homophobe isn't opt in though...

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                                      Peter Thiel was also a major, early investor in the project.

                                      That's another 'this one thing should let you know this is radioactive.'

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                                      • alaknar@sopuli.xyzA [email protected]

                                        So you're saying you haven't bothered to read about Recall at all, you just assumed it's going to be enabled by default?

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                                        Look at this bootlicker ignoring history and saying trust Microsoft.

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                                          I don't care if I like them. I very much care if I'm making money for people who are actively trying to take away my rights

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                                          People act like these fuckers dont influence anything, like they exist in some bubble away from reality. It matters what you use. What you use empowers the creator.

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