![]() ![]() ![]() I tested my Brave browser with the tool of EFF, you can do the same here: So either they removed it or it was simply a fluke on their browser. I tried some of the stuff that should show me that Brave tracks me but non worked on my machine. So I do not worry too much about the claims of tracking and data collection with Brave. They say that Firefox is a better and simple solution, but they did not say that it is in any way less secure or private.Īfter all what I can say is that most if not all claims that seem to be true, can simply be disabled in the settings. But for the vast majority of internet citizens, Firefox remains a better and simpler solution.” Overall, Brave is a fast and secure browser that will have particular appeal to cryp. “When comparing the two browsers, both Firefox and Brave offer a sophisticated level of privacy and security by default, available automatically from the very first time you open them. What I find interesting by all the users that say Firefox is the answer, Mozilla sees brave as their twin when it comes to privacy. (features-we-disable-or-remove)#services-we-proxy-through-brave-servers#services-we-proxy-through-brave-servers) You can read more about it in this comment:Įdit: As mentioned in the comments, Brave does NOT make requests to Google servers. It is completely client sided so I crossed that claim too. Request to Google servers: When you have Google safe browsing activated, yesĮdit: It now got mentioned a lot in the comments that it is not true that the Brave Rewards track you.Rewards: Yes, they can be used to track you, but you can just disable it. ![]() Whitelist: This seems to still be partially true, they do it to not break some webpages.Brave collects telemetry and you cannot opt outĪfter I read through a lot of articles and reviews, I do not find any strong evidence that the claims are true, with a few exceptions:.Brave makes request to domains, also to track you.Hardcoded whitelist in their AdBlock for Facebook, Twitter.What have researchers to say about Brave.So following is what I found and what I concluded, looking forward to your comments! Sections of my post: Also sorry for any mistakes on the grammar side, not my first language. What I write here is what I found and concluded with the sources I provide at the end of the post. All my sources will be listed on the end of the post.ĭisclaimer: I am not a specialist so take everything you read here with a grain of salt. ![]() So, I will mostly do research with DuckDuckGo searches and papers. I am in no means a software engineer so I will only briefly look into the source code of Brave, to see if I spot something out of the ordinary. I just switched to Brave from Vivaldi so I was worried and wanted to investigate the claims, because what are my privacy steps worth if I use a browser that tracks me? I will only look at Brave not Firefox or other browsers. Mostly Brave got accused to being a non-privacy browser with trackers and other unsecure stuff. I created this post because under the comments of my last post, that was about my deGoogle path, was a discussion between Brave and Firefox (Hardened). Orgīuilding the global movement for the protection of privacy. Related Subreddits:Ĭonsider donating to one of the organizations that fight for your rights. u/blackhawk_12 Subreddit Rules and Wikiīefore posting in /r/privacy, read the Sidebar Rules.Įnjoy our Wiki! It has all sorts of nifty advice and explains most topics you’re interested in if you’re reading this. "I don't have anything to hide but I don't have anything I want to show you either" Dedicated to the intersection of technology, privacy, and freedom in the digital world. ![]()
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