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   > Subject: Re: Browser privacy   
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   > In article , Mayayana   
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   >> | *Brave* is touted to be the safest but I haven't used it, Has anyone   
   >> | done tests to see if it is as safe and secure as some claim? It would be   
   >> | great if it was that good.   
   >> |   
   >>   
   >>   Download the PDF. Brave is included and said to be   
   >> the least intrusive. But that's not saying a lot. It still   
   >> does a lot of calling home. And Brave has been periodically   
   >> switching the business model. Throughout they've been   
   >> trying to come up with a system where people will agree to   
   >> see ads and they now have their own ad network. So   
   >> they're basically taking the view that the Internet is   
   >> destined to be a commercial venue and it's their job to   
   >> make that work.   
   >>   
   >>   For that reason I haven't and won't use Brave. To me   
   >> their approach is a mix of sleaze, idealism, and throwing in   
   >> the towel. It's also dubious to have the vehicle become   
   >> the service. A browser should be neutral. They're trying to   
   >> turn it into a consumer payment system. That's like buying   
   >> a car with buttons to order pizza, rent movies, etc. I don't   
   >> want my browser acting as an intermediary between myself   
   >> and website owners. Eventually they'd end up selling that   
   >> data. And I don't want to support a browser that assumes   
   >> the Internet is merely a commercial venue that needs ads   
   >> and payments to work.   
   >   
   > you clearly do not understand what brave is doing.   
   >   
   >>  As for security, I don't know. I haven't seen any claims   
   >> that it's safe. It's just Chromium with its own ads and   
   >> "micropayment" program. So the security is probably the   
   >> same as for Chrome.   
   >   
   > it's not the same.   
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