Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC
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They shit on it because just like Mozilla, they made some shit decision by making some shady partnerships, and because the CEO is transphobic/homophobic/can't remember
Apart from the usual bullshit and antifeatures it has, it's still a great browser choice, just like Firefox
wrote last edited by [email protected]I just think the idea of your alternative being partially coded by the company you're attempting to avoid is a little stupid. I don't give a shit who he is. I barely give a shit who runs Mozilla.
Brave and every other Chromium fork are at the mercy of Google to exist as an alternative to Google, which to me, defeats the point. Every bit of their effort would be better spent rolling their money over to donate to browser development rather than band-aids.
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If you only use software that is created by people you like... well... i guess your only choice will be an abacus...
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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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.
wrote last edited by [email protected]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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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.
I don't trust them and they have given me sufficient reason over the course of decades not to.
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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?
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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That you know of
That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
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That sounds like fear mongering, but ok.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Brave was found to inject crypto referral links into your
clicksurl auto complete.https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete
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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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Well, you certainly need to be in a specific state of mind for this to make any sense...
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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And yet they all have a package manager of some kind to install packages from. It doesn’t have to be Flatpak specifically
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.
Then don't enable it.
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What are you talking about now?
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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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.
not malicious in nature
Haha, sure thing William
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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
wrote last edited by [email protected]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!
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!
there are 100% fed backdoors for looking in your pc in Windows
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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.
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...
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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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?
Look at this bootlicker ignoring history and saying trust Microsoft.
