dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down11cross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1external-linkWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square291fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·2 years agoThe fact that its main 2 gimmicks are a shitty ad blocker and integrated cryptocurrency should be enough of a red flag, honestly. Just use Firefox, people!
minus-squareSMITHandWESSON@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI downloaded it just yesterday, and I uninstalled it after reading this article. Back to Firefox for me!
minus-squareArthur_Leywin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoFirefox is significantly slower though…
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNot really that significant when you’re using it, I promise. I’m usually all for speed, but FF has better functionality than the competition.
minus-squareArthur_Leywin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSpeed is significant though. “Functionality” (whatever you mean by that) is less important.
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBuilt-in features are much better, respects privacy (compared to Google), add-ons have more possibilities, etc.
minus-squareLukeMedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoFirefox doesn’t block ads on my iPad. Only reason I still use brave
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou can install add-ons, at least on the android version. One of them is Ublock!
The fact that its main 2 gimmicks are a shitty ad blocker and integrated cryptocurrency should be enough of a red flag, honestly. Just use Firefox, people!
I downloaded it just yesterday, and I uninstalled it after reading this article. Back to Firefox for me!
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Firefox is significantly slower though…
Not really that significant when you’re using it, I promise. I’m usually all for speed, but FF has better functionality than the competition.
Speed is significant though. “Functionality” (whatever you mean by that) is less important.
Built-in features are much better, respects privacy (compared to Google), add-ons have more possibilities, etc.
Firefox doesn’t block ads on my iPad. Only reason I still use brave
You can install add-ons, at least on the android version. One of them is Ublock!