Could you ellaborate on Brave being spyware? Only hearing people recommending it over and over...

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#Brave isn't a privacy browser despite what they claim. They just do privacy washing like all the other big tech companies. Even Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge claim they are secure and private. Don't trust, verify.

Brave uses Google as its default search engine, has built-in telemetry, built-in shitcoin that you can't even withdraw without going through a full KYC process on shady centralized shitcoin exchange. It installs a process that starts automatically when you turn on your computer. Has auto-updates turned on by default (i think you can't even disable them). The list of redflags on Brave is just as huge as Google Chrome.

Brave is bloated with unnecessary features that don't belong in a secure privacy browser. They make money through ads, that alone should tell you everything you need to know.

I'll make a more in-depth post about this later, but for now, you can either "trust me bro" when i say it's basically spyware, or do your own research.

If you truly want a #privacy browser, go with #Librewolf, #Mullvad, or #Tor.

#privacy #cybersecurity #opsec

I think Brave uses Brave Search as their default search engine.

And I deactivated auto updates 👍🏼