Comment on When people recommend Brave browser.
D1re_W0lf@piefed.social 1 month ago
This:
https://thelibre.news/no-really-dont-use-brave/
I did not know Brendan Eich was ousted from Mozilla and launched Brave because he was a homophobe who funded anti-LGBT+ campaigns 😬
He also created JavaScript, but I don’t see people getting upset and telling others to not use JavaScript.
Well, JavaScript has a lot of horrible features, but it’s ubiquitous and we’re stuck with it for the time being. Certainly it’s another thing to blame Eich for, rather than something that mitigates his other shitty behavior.
Didnt know JS can collect data and transmit it to their creator.
Neither does Brave unless you specifically opt in to those services. It’s open source, you can check for yourself.
i’m very upset about it and keep telling people not to use it. have for like 15 years.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I did not know Brendan Eich was ousted from Mozilla and launched Brave because he was a homophobe who funded anti-LGBT+ campaigns 😬
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
He also created JavaScript, but I don’t see people getting upset and telling others to not use JavaScript.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Well, JavaScript has a lot of horrible features, but it’s ubiquitous and we’re stuck with it for the time being. Certainly it’s another thing to blame Eich for, rather than something that mitigates his other shitty behavior.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Didnt know JS can collect data and transmit it to their creator.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Neither does Brave unless you specifically opt in to those services. It’s open source, you can check for yourself.
lime@feddit.nu 1 month ago
i’m very upset about it and keep telling people not to use it. have for like 15 years.