Comment on When people recommend Brave browser.

• phutatorius@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Didnt know JS can collect data and transmit it to their creator.

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  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Neither does Brave unless you specifically opt in to those services. It’s open source, you can check for yourself.

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    • sakuraba@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      yeah a few of these where made opt in after the userbase backlashed when they made them opt out by default

      they actually have a tendency of making changes this way, i don’t see why i should trust them with anything

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• lime@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i’m very upset about it and keep telling people not to use it. have for like 15 years.

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