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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weren't there a few privacy guides out there recommending it not too long ago?

I've read why people don't like it and I get it. I never used it myself. But I feel like some people in the privacy space were

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/desktop-browsers/#brave

Brave does get a mention in privacy guides, but the recommended configuration has you manually turning everything off. Think of that what you will

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 1 year ago

Personally it doesn't bother me a ton. I feel like I am either doing that or using a fork of something else