Brave Launches Official F-Droid Repository for Android Browser to Bypass Google Play
Brave Launches Official F-Droid Repository for Android Browser to Bypass Google Play
Our new officially-supported repository allows users of the F-Droid client to install the browser and receive automatic updates without requiring Google Play.
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i used this piece of crap on windows, and theres always a small brave.exe running in the background even when you disable background running. i have no abiloty to prove its spyware, but doesnt strike confidence.
also we have cromite, librewolf, ironfox, why would i install this crap?
probably an update service. all browsers do it on windows because the os doesn't handle updates.
fuck their update service. when the browser executed, it can check for a new version like all browsers did for 20 years.
Come on, it's open source. It has some analytics but definitely not spyware
Many types of malware are open source
Are you serious guys? Brave isn't malware, it's been checked by thousands.
And several of them are here ITT saying that the browser is sketchy.
Two words for two different things, yes
You should consider thinking about what people say before responding. It will probably lead to improved understanding and more relevant replies on your part.
Says the guy who confused the words "sketchy" and "spyware"
Come on, it's open source.
Oh wow, when you put it that way! 🤪
LibreWolf does not exist on Android?
indeed, i just said this in a more general cross system kinda way
Not in name, but by all means the idea does.
Iron fox is great.
Was my first impression.
However, it is maybe a bit excessively prohibitive in it's attempts to provide privacy/security.
And there are a few issues that leave some privacy options wide open for some reason.
To the 1st point, they use a couple dozen different blocklists, using uBlock. Those default lists block sites that can test your browser for security and privacy vulnerability. Eg one of the most used and ubiquitous sites: browserleaks.org is blocked.
Which brings me to 2nd point.
I always check webrtc for leaks. In Mozilla/Firefox builds that is
media.peerconnection.enabledin about:config.
In the plethora of blocklists used by ironfox two are conspicuously left unchecked: block webrtc and unbreak webrtc.
And, for whatever reasoning, in about config, yep, peerconnection is enabled. As is webgl.Maybe I don't get out much, but I have never experienced an issue with any website that required webrtc, webgl, or wrbgpu be enabled. (They are each significant attack surfaces and each leak data you didn't know was being leaked)
I'm not using iron fox to use teams or make a video call. There is zero reason for it.
And blocking sites that check these has me maybe a little cautious on it really being the thing it says it is.