I only use brave at work because it somehow bypasses the firewall there and I can install and use it. I run it to watch videos about cooking or traveling and reading news when I have nothing to do at my job.

At home I usually run tor browser (tbb) and firefox with addons to block ads and tracking.

I’m not sure I should turn to brave as default browser. How do you see it?

what’s your experience with brave like?

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ain’t it just chrome for alt-right tech-bros?

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If you so much as mention a browser on reddit you’ll get 5 replies telling you to try Brave

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Haven’t seen it mentioned once. Most of the time, it’s to NOT use brave as it’s sketchy, and to use Vivaldi, or even better Firefox.

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My biggest problem with Brave is it installs VPN Services without without telling you. Here’s a Brave developer talking about it on the Brave subreddit.

If you need a Chromium browser. Just use ungoogled-chromium, Windows version. If you just need a browser use Firefox.

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The VPN services are installed but do not run unless/until you activate Brave VPN. This is such a non-issue.

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In OP’s case it sounds like the VPN service is the whole reason they’re using it. Not that I would recommend it, as their corporate IT likely has a policy against exactly this sort of thing

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I just discovered this on a relative’s computer. Any trick to removing the VPN service?

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As a regular user, it’s fine. I know the controversy around it. At the moment, it doesn’t bother me as much as it does with others. I only use brave, the browser. I don’t use its search or any other of their services.

I would like to go to Firefox but only thing keeping me from switching is its PWA experience is not good compared to Brave/Chrome.

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PWA?

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Progressive web apps

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