When you download Brave for Windows, you are also downloading the company's VPN service, for better or worse.
  • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Opera does this too and nobody bats an eye (anymore).

    For some reason people like to clown on Brave specifically.

  • Bloxlord@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago
    • Download a browser with a built-in VPN
    • Get browser and VPN services on your computer

    Why is this news?

    • Orbituary@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Firefox and Mull (a Firefox fork) have your privacy in mind. They work as good as Chrome and don’t fuck you without asking.

    • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m team Firefox, very happy here. There’s a small amount of optional telemetry to disable to maximise your privacy, and it has the best plugins because there’s a lot of choice and they’re not purposely crippled.