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dacalla
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Posted: · edited   Subject: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Some internet browsers don't. Quote

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sculptor0725
sh.itjust.works
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#2 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I like how librewolf has more green checks than brave but brave is shown first like it's the best. really shows the biases of the authors

Edit: lmao hoisted by my own petard, it's just in alphabetical order and I just hate brave. Tbf fuck Brendan Eich.

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CΓ©lia
lemmy.blahaj.zone

celia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-21
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I like how librewolf has more green checks than brave but brave is shown first like it's the best. really shows the biases of the authors Edit: lmao hoisted by my own petard, it's just in alphabetical order and I just hate brave. Tbf fuck Brendan Eich.

It's just in alphabetic order

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Naho_Zako
piefed.zip

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Joined: 2025-11-09
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

It's just in alphabetic order

Shhh, there has to be a secret agenda to everything!!! Let me have this, lemming! πŸ₯Ί

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some_designer_dude
lemmy.world
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

It's just in alphabetic order

But who controls the alphabet?!

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Evil_Shrubbery
thelemmy.club
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-08-15
#6 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

some

Heavy (light?) lifting done by that word there.

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MunkyNutts
lemmy.world
MunkyNutts@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-12
#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

But who controls the alphabet?!

Campbell's

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KingOfSleep
lemmy.ca
KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-09-17
#8 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

some Heavy (light?) lifting done by that word there.

That's how words work.

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jobbies
lemmy.zip
jobbies@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-21
#9 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I like how librewolf has more green checks than brave but brave is shown first like it's the best. really shows the biases of the authors Edit: lmao hoisted by my own petard, it's just in alphabetical order and I just hate brave. Tbf fuck Brendan Eich.

Its basically an ad for Brave.

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lime!
feddit.nu

lime@feddit.nu
Joined: 2024-08-21
#10 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

But who controls the alphabet?!

sundar pichai i think

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pega_sus
lemmy.world
pega_sus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-08
#11 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Is this a fucking ad? Seriously?

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w3dd1e
lemmy.zip

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-05
#12 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Say it with me.

Brave πŸ‘ owns πŸ‘ an πŸ‘ ad πŸ‘ network. πŸ‘

Also, the homophobia.

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Zulu
lemmy.world
Zulu@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
#13 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Say it with me. Brave πŸ‘ owns πŸ‘ an πŸ‘ ad πŸ‘ network. πŸ‘ Also, the homophobia.

If its chromium, i dont want it.

Also, the homophobia.

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Victor
lemmy.world
victorz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-14
#14 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Campbell's

Quality joke (not sarcastic) πŸ‘

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Victor
lemmy.world
victorz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-14
#15 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I like how librewolf has more green checks than brave but brave is shown first like it's the best. really shows the biases of the authors Edit: lmao hoisted by my own petard, it's just in alphabetical order and I just hate brave. Tbf fuck Brendan Eich.

Mullvad seems to be the big winner, which I'm very torn about.

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towerful
programming.dev
towerful@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-30
#16 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Quality joke (not sarcastic) πŸ‘

It's a souper joke

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Victor
lemmy.world
victorz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-14
#17 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

It's a souper joke

πŸ˜„πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ

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state_electrician
discuss.tchncs.de
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-12
#18 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

It's just in alphabetic order

Time for my Firefox clone, AAAAArdvark.

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Imgonnatrythis
sh.itjust.works
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-23
#19 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

But who controls the alphabet?!

Alphabet?

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Skeezix
lemmy.world
skeezix@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#20 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Its basically an ad for Brave.

Perhaps they should have doctored the results so that it doesn’t seem that way.

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Optional
lemmy.world
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Joined: 2023-07-09
#21 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Excellent.

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Donn
slrpnk.net
ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-12-15
#22 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

not crazy about chromium, but i'm curious where a browser like helium/cromite/bromite or vanadium on gOS stack up (i get that's not mainstream android)

ironfox, too. i just like comparison tables and as little privacy invasion as possible

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grue
lemmy.world
grue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#23 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Say it with me. Brave πŸ‘ owns πŸ‘ an πŸ‘ ad πŸ‘ network. πŸ‘ Also, the homophobia.

It's worse than an ad network; it started out as a crypto scam wrapped in a protection racket. "Sure would be a shame if we MITM'd your ads and didn't share a cut with you because you wouldn't help us legitimize our funny munny."

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Midnight Wolf
lemmy.world

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#24 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

But who controls the alphabet?!

Big Alphabet

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Midnight Wolf
lemmy.world

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#25 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

That's how words work.

They must be so tired, going to the gym all the time

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Midnight Wolf
lemmy.world

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#26 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Excellent.

screams Mr. Burns!

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state_electrician
discuss.tchncs.de
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-12
#27 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

But who controls the alphabet?!

Probably the Jews. According to my uncle they are remarkably capable.

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Pratai
piefed.ca
Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#28 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

So this is Brave’s new ad campaign then?

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N.E.P.T.R
lemmy.blahaj.zone

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-11-20
#29 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

not crazy about chromium, but i'm curious where a browser like helium/cromite/bromite or vanadium on gOS stack up (i get that's not mainstream android) ironfox, too. i just like comparison tables and as little privacy invasion as possible

Vanadium is very secure but has a weak content blocker and no fingerprinting protections.

Helium has uBlock Origin but may have canvas fingerprinting protections (inherited from ungoogled Chromium). It also inherits the security issues present in upstream ungoogled Chromium.

Cromite has an alright built-in content blocker (ABP engine) and supports adding uBlock Origin, and has decent fingerprinting protections. Cromite doesn't have good default settings for its ABP blocklists or important anti-fingerprint settings.

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Zorque
lemmy.world
Zorque@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-13
#30 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Is this a fucking ad? Seriously?

Drink more ovaltine

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crank0271
lemmy.world
crank0271@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#31 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Drink more ovaltine

Ovaltine would be a great name for a browser. Or engine, I'm not picky.

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arak
lemmy.today
arak@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-11-09
#32 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

So this is Brave’s new ad campaign then?

Librewolf

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EatMyPixelDust
lemmy.blahaj.zone

EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-07
#33 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Librewolf 😍

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dacalla
lemmy.zip
dacalla@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-10-03
#34 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Say it with me. Brave πŸ‘ owns πŸ‘ an πŸ‘ ad πŸ‘ network. πŸ‘ Also, the homophobia.

Brave πŸ‘ owns πŸ‘ an πŸ‘ ad πŸ‘ network. πŸ‘

I didn't know that. I heard Brave owned some crypto scam, but their browser was legit and open source. As long as you stayed away from crypto, you were okay.

Doesn't their browser include uBlock by default? How do they make money with ads?

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GonzoAtBarstow
lemmy.world
GonzoAtBarstow@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-10-01
#35 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I just use plain Firefox, and don't use my real name for anything. What I lack in privacy, I try to make up for in anonymity.

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LastWish
lemmy.world
LastWish@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-03
#36 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Drink more ovaltine

Rich chocolate ovaltine?

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
lemmy.world

daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#37 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Rich chocolate ovaltine?

Would you people stop that? Ovaltine is actually tasty and I want some now, damn you all. lol

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
lemmy.world

daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#38 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Big Alphabet

I THINK YOU MEAN UPPER CASE

;-)

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
lemmy.world

daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#39 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Quality joke (not sarcastic) πŸ‘

oooOOOoooOOooooooooo

(this is a Spaghettios joke)

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Midnight Wolf
lemmy.world

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#40 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I THINK YOU MEAN UPPER CASE ;-)

BIG ALPHABET

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asmoranomar
lemmy.world
asmoranomar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
#41 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

This is also about who has the most checkmarks, not whether or not the checkmark is good or bad.

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KulunkelBoom
lemmus.org
KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org
Joined: 2025-10-02
#42 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

There it is... Firefox and DuckDuckGo... unbeatable combo.

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mholiv
lemmy.world
mholiv@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
#43 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

This is an ad for Brave. The creator of this site is Arthur Edelstein who is employed by Brave. πŸ™„

I am so sick of β€œprivacy guides” that subtly try to push a crypto bro ad company browser.

Brave is a crypto bro run ad company whos CEO is openly anti LGBT+.

The OG poster is a 12 day old account with a lot of submissions to try to hide that. I could easily write a bot to do the same to give β€œcredibility”.

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WolfLink
sh.itjust.works
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-06-06
#44 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Firefox and Safari both have insecure website warnings, don’t know why they have X’s there

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mholiv
lemmy.world
mholiv@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
#45 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Is this a fucking ad? Seriously?

It is. I posted elsewhere but will do so here for visibility.

This is an ad for Brave. The creator of this site is Arthur Edelstein who is employed by Brave. πŸ™„

I am so sick of β€œprivacy guides” that subtly try to push a crypto bro ad company browser.

Brave is a crypto bro run ad company who’s CEO is openly anti LGBT+.

The OG poster is a 12 day old account with a lot of submissions to try to hide that. I could easily write a bot to do the same to give β€œcredibility”.

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StupidBrotherInLaw
lemmy.world
StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#46 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Rich chocolate ovaltine?

More Ovaltine please!

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Psythik
lemmy.world
Psythik@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-21
#47 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Why does Firefox have an ❌ next to "Insecure website setting"? It very much does warn you. There's even an "HTTPS-only" setting that allows you to completely block insecure websites from loading.

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Psythik
lemmy.world
Psythik@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-21
#48 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Librewolf 😍

Mullvad's browser seems to be even better. They're the only VPN I trust, so if their browser is Gecko-based, I might just have to switch from Firefox.

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btsax
reddthat.com

btsax@reddthat.com
Joined: 2025-12-31
#49 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Brave is a crypto scam disguised as a reskinned version of Google Chrome

Serious people use literally anything else. At least Google is honest about its spyware

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egregiousRac
piefed.social
phailhaus@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
#50 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

Why does Firefox have an ❌ next to "Insecure website setting"? It very much does warn you. There's even an "HTTPS-only" setting that allows you to completely block insecure websites from loading.

It's an ad for Brave. They are going to lie about their competition.

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Feathercrown
lemmy.world
Feathercrown@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
#51 Posted:   Subject: Re: YSK that some internet browsers respect your privacy. Som... Quote Reply

I am so very happy that the header is sticky, I was prepared to need to scroll back up

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