sapoJul 27, 2023

use fi(rule)fox

https://beehaw.org/post/6839906

use fi(rule)fox - Beehaw

Show threadKingPyrox
Can someone inform me what's wrong with the brave browser?
Jul 27, 2023 at 7:31pmWeb
Show threadcorytheboydJul 27, 2023
It’s chromium
Show threadThe CuuuuubeJul 27, 2023
It’s chromium and the company sells telemetry data to advertisers. It’s quite literally doing the thing it draws users in with.
Show threadKingPyroxJul 27, 2023
Is Firefox not also using chromium?
Show threadgullibleJul 27, 2023
No, Firefox is entirely distinct from chromium.
Show threadKingPyroxJul 27, 2023
I did not know this, thank you.
Show threadTeonJul 27, 2023
Firefox does not use Chromium. However, people get confused because when you mod FF you change the userChrome file with CSS.
FF has had that file name even before Google had a browser.
Show threadThe CuuuuubeJul 27, 2023
Firefox uses their own engine, Gecko
Show threadSkimmerJul 27, 2023
What? I agree with a lot of the Brave criticism and don’t think they’re perfect by any means, but saying they “sell telemetry data to advertisers” is just false and a completely baseless claim.
Show threadOsrsNeedsF2PJul 27, 2023
Chromium based
Show threadslavojrizzekJul 27, 2023
Chromium cringe
Show threadglacierJul 27, 2023
  • Chromium based (which may be a pro or con depending on who you ask).
  • Their CEO has made homophobic political donations and resigned from Mozilla due to backlash for it.
  • They have been caught doing shady things like inserting affiliate links into the address bar suggestions.
  • They use their browser to push their crypto currency, news and other garbage.
    • Show thread/home/pineappleloverJul 27, 2023
    I was ok with 1 and opted out of 3 and 4 but had no idea about 2
    Show threadKingPyroxJul 27, 2023
    Hahaha I use their crypto to buy crypto I want so that's the reason I asked in the first place. But I guess I'll go back to Firefox, which is the browser I prefer anyways.