Brave Web Browser

Cromulent · 8 Apr 2019 at 16:53

I've just installed the Brave web browser and it seems to be pretty good. Does anyone else use it as their main web browser? If so do you have any tips for using it optimally?

Edit: Having Tor built right into your web browser is pretty awesome.

Cromulent · 8 Apr 2019 at 23:09

bledd said:
Yup, I use it on my mobile more heavily than my Desktop. Saves bandwidth and time!

I'll have to try it out. I normally do most of my website browsing on my desktop but I think I like it enough to use as my default browser on Android as well.

Cromulent · 12 Apr 2019 at 18:42

I've been using this for about four days now and have to say it is the only browser that has made me want to switch away from Google Chrome. I really like Brave browser. I think I'll use this for the foreseeable future.

Cromulent · 13 Apr 2019 at 15:16

Marzipanogram said:
I've also installed NoScript, Ghostery and uBlock Origin extensions (PC version).
I'm not sure if they're better than the inbuilt features of Brave?

I'd just use the built-in features of Brave. I've been using it with zero ad blocking extensions and have not had a single problem.

Marzipanogram said:
Does anyone have any problems displaying the thumbnail pictures at the HUKD site (PC version)?
It's the list of products, not on the individual product/deal page.
I can get 4 or 5 images to load, but if I scroll the page, the rest are blank.
Thanks.

Nope. No problems for me. Maybe it is one of your extensions?

Cromulent · 14 Apr 2019 at 00:05

Marzipanogram said:
I think FireFox's speed depends on what Extensions you're using.
I've uninstalled Ghostery from FireFox and the speed is a lot better.
So I've gone back to using it. There were a few annoyances with Brave (PC version).

Vivaldi is another browser you might want to try out. I prefer Brave myself but you might find Vivaldi is better for you.

Cromulent · 14 Apr 2019 at 11:36

pastymuncher said:
I had a look at it and downloaded it when this thread first popped up. Then I went and read a article about it and deleted the download without installing. From what the article says they remove the ad's and then replace them with their own. So not only does it seem that you still get ad's but what they are doing is at best dodgy, at worst unethical bordering on legality. I don't want to see ad's at all which is why I use a ad blocker (Ublock Origin) in Firefox so I am certainly not swapping to a browser that removes ad's only to replace them with their own.

That article is quite clear that although it shows ads they do not use tracking or any other nefarious methods that ads use on other browsers. They are perfectly safe. I'm more than happy to support websites that I use financially; I don't want ads that track my browsing habits or try and get hold of my personal data. The ads that Brave shows do none of those things and are perfectly safe to view.

Edit: You earn "money" for viewing Brave ads. This money is then automatically distributed to the sites you visit based on the amount of time you spend on them. You can also disable automatic distribution and decide manually which sites get the money.

Cromulent · 14 Apr 2019 at 12:04

darael said:
I'm with @pastymuncher on this one. I don't want to see adverts at all where possible and have no desire to share my browsing habits for the sake of making money.

You are not sharing your browsing history though. That is the whole point. The ads do not track your history.

Cromulent · 14 Apr 2019 at 13:35

darael said:
I didn't mention browsing history, I mentioned browsing habits.
Without guessing, how can they possibly know how long you spend on sites? By looking at your browsing habits.

Well yes, they might look at your browsing habits but they explicitly state that that information never leaves your computer.

Cromulent · 19 May 2019 at 14:09

Just found out that the Brave browser has built-in support for Torrents as well. That's a big win in my book when coupled with Tor support.

Cromulent · 1 Jun 2019 at 11:57

warren_1979 said:
Unfortunately the Linux version freezers my entire Kubuntu system forcing a hard reset so it looks like I'm going back to Firefox.

I had a few problems with it when I first started using it, but they seem to be releasing new versions pretty quickly so I'd recommend keeping coming back to try once every couple of weeks to see if the problem has been solved.

Cromulent · 9 Jun 2019 at 21:13

Opera, Brave, Vivaldi to ignore Chrome's anti-ad-blocker changes, despite shared codebase

https://www.zdnet.com/article/opera...i-ad-blocker-changes-despite-shared-codebase/