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Brave lays off 27 employees
techcrunch.com Brave lays off 27 employees | TechCrunchWeb browser and search startup Brave has laid off 27 employees across the different departments, TechCrunch has learned. The company confirmed the layoffs
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21739693 >> Web browser and search startup Brave has laid off 27 employees across the different departments, TechCrunch has learned. The company confirmed the layoffs but didn’t give more details about the total headcount left nor the reason for the layoffs. PitchBook however estimates that Brave has around 191 employees, working out to Brave cutting 14% of […]
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Where is the disable autoplay feature? Did they remove it?
Brave used to have an option to disable autoplaying of videos on web pages. But now the option is removed. I found discussions on Brave forums from users asking about it, but no one from the Brave team responds. (see this, this, and this).
I really don't want to believe Brave is intentionally being silent about this, but it's kinda obvious.
Anyone know anything about it?
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Brave search (Firefox mobile Android) doesn't save preference to not have AI results in feed.
Seems to work on Desktop, but on android mobile, when I edit the search results in brave to not include AI, it doesn't save and pops up when I reopen browser/search in regular or Private window.
Don't want to wait for AI or get is crappy results.
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Why doesn't brave patch out google's hidden spyware extension?
Update
Apparently this is patched out by Brave, but it is enabled by default. See u/[email protected] 's comment below!
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Vanilla chromium gives google's websites special treatment by offering detailed CPU info, among other things. This is implemented through a hidden browser extension. You can prove this by yourself by running
chrome.runtime.sendMessage("nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome", {method: "cpu.getInfo"}, (response) => {console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2)); }, );
on google.com through the browser console. For me, it gives the following info:{ "value": { "archName": "x86_64", "features": [ "mmx", "sse", "sse2", "sse3", "ssse3", "sse4_1", "sse4_2", "avx" ], "modelName": "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz", "numOfProcessors": 4, "processors": [ { "usage": { "idle": 28238205, "kernel": 827581, "total": 32762960, "user": 3697174 } }, { "usage": { "idle": 1455131, "kernel": 743391, "total": 6209241, "user": 4010719 } }, { "usage": { "idle": 1448653, "kernel": 769970, "total": 6068506, "user": 3849883 } }, { "usage": { "idle": 1450274, "kernel": 744886, "total": 5948597, "user": 3753437 } } ], "temperatures": [] } }
Note that this doesn't work on other websites like lemmy.world, only google.
What I am confused about is that I can replicate this behavior in Brave. Why does brave reveal this information to google, and to google only? From what I understand, it can be used for fingerprinting and tracking. Shouldn't this be patched out? Is my testing methodology flawed? Will this be fixed?
Brave version:
Version 1.67.123 Chromium: 126.0.6478.126 (Official Build) unknown (64-bit)
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I recently noticed when I received a login alert from a service provider, that does not spoof the Operating System. That can, depending on your OS, enhance finger-printing and be a dead
I recently noticed when I received a login alert from a service provider, that @bravebrowser does not spoof the Operating System. That can, depending on your OS, enhance finger-printing and be a dead giveaway #BraveBrowser. There definitely needs to be an option to manually or automatically spoof the OS.
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Brave has no intuitive search ... search query: Bruins 2024 playoffs. Return results: stuff from '22, '23, then stuff about Rnd 2 ... nothing about last nights HUGE game 7.
@bravebrowser Brave has no intuitive search ... search query: Bruins 2024 playoffs. Return results: stuff from '22, '23, then stuff about Rnd 2 ... nothing about last nights HUGE game 7.
Then I go to Google (ugh) with the same query. First return is the box score followed by a game 7 highlight reel from YT. This is why Google owns search results.
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Has anyone else noticed that the @washingtonpost has stepped up their paywall game? Accessing with cookies and Javascript disabled now only gives a short summary cc
Has anyone else noticed that the @washingtonpost has stepped up their paywall game? Accessing with cookies and Javascript disabled now only gives a short summary cc @bravebrowser
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Anyone else experiencing extremely frequent crashes with the Brave browser? I’ve been getting them since yesterday. (Distro: Linux Mint, Package: Flathub, Date 19 and 20 April 2024).
Does anyone know if this has been reported yet, or how long these issues last for?
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Brave Search is adopting AI to answer your queries
techcrunch.com Brave Search is adopting AI to answer your queries | TechCrunchThe new "Answer with AI" feature returns neatly formatted answers for questions like "People who walked on the moon," "List of all actors who played Batman" or "How do descale Nespresso pixie."
> The new "Answer with AI" feature returns neatly formatted answers for questions like "People who walked on the moon," "List of all actors who played Batman" or "How do descale Nespresso pixie."
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The UK government's attempts to erode your online #privacy never cease. 🇬🇧🕵️
The UK government's attempts to erode your online #privacy never cease. 🇬🇧🕵️
Luckily you've got Tuta in your corner! 🥊
We've teamed up with academics, #cybersecurity researchers, & other privacy oriented companies, like @element and @bravebrowser to fight back!
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How to preset settings using an override like user.js or policies?
I think for any Linux Distro or OEM to preinstall Brave, it needs to become more modular.
Is there a way to preset some specific settings like homepage, search Engine, some privacy settings etc
I think Brave is pretty solid, but also really bloated out of the box.
I am using the RPM on Fedora.
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Solutions found
~/.config/brave-flags.conf
(derived from~/.config/chromium-flags.conf
) should work as a user.js/etc/brave/policies/managed/
(derived from/etc/chromium/policies/managed/
) should allow to place policies which cant be overwritten by non-wheel users.
These are the solutions!
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Linux History Swipe
I really want to use my touchepad for histroy navigation like in firefox. How i can do this i using wayland !
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YouTube videos sometimes start with audio out of sync.
I have recently noticed that videos will sometimes start with audio out of sync. After reload it loads just fine. In private tab with ad-blocking disabled it also works fine.
Has anyone noticed this. Could this be another attempt at making user experience "sub optimal" for adblock users?
Edit: I forgot to mention that I am talking about YouTube videos.
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Vous avez déjà des messages de (https://mastodon.social/tags/youtube) concernant le bloqueur de pub ? Je suis surpris de pas en avoir encore reçu (j'utilise ad blocker plus) ou par défaut su
Vous avez déjà des messages de #youtube concernant le bloqueur de pub ? Je suis surpris de pas en avoir encore reçu (j'utilise ad blocker plus) ou par défaut sur @bravebrowser
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Mozilla announces they will ship GPC (Global Privacy Control) in Firefox 120. Note : the settings will be done by the user choice and not by default which is the case via DuckDuckGo or Brave cc [@mozi
Mozilla announces they will ship GPC (Global Privacy Control) in Firefox 120. Note : the settings will be done by the user choice and not by default which is the case via DuckDuckGo or Brave cc @mozilla @bravebrowser https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/373F82Jzcjs/m/ImZKgRNIAQAJ
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Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
www.ghacks.net Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent - gHacks Tech NewsBrave Software appears to be installing VPN services on Windows devices without user consent during Brave Browser updates.
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(https://mastodon.social/@brave) (https://lemmy.ml/c/bravebrowser) Cloudflare announced full and complete support for encrypted clienthello on all cloudflare plans and web prope
@brave @bravebrowser Cloudflare announced full and complete support for encrypted clienthello on all cloudflare plans and web properties via their blog. Will brave, the company that prides itself on fixing the internet follow suite for brave.com, the brave.com onion and the web servers the Brave Browser itself connects to. Encrypted clienthello, along with DNS over HTTPS, DNSSEC, TLS1.3 and proper certificates identifying the webmaster responsible are essential in today's day and age.
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Brave lays off 9% of its workforce
techcrunch.com Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunchBrave Software, the maker of Brave browser and search, confirmed that it has laid off 9% of its staff across departments.
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Brave on Linux, different?
Brave on Linux, different?
Am I the only who thinks that @brave feels different on Linux than on Windows? Not only that some icons look different and that some defaults have different settings, why is "Forgetful Browsing" disabled in the flags (brave://flags), while it's already released on Windows and Android? I checked if I'm maybe using a older version, but nope. I use the same version of Brave as on Windows.
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Saw many people giving 'instructions' on how to make Chrome not spy on you.
Saw many people giving 'instructions' on how to make Chrome not spy on you. Why not just use a privacy friendly browser and save all the hassle? I've been using @bravebrowser for years now and I am VERY happy! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/
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Release v1.57.47 (Chromium 116.0.5845.96)
Release Notes v1.57.47 (Aug 15, 2023)
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brave now has image and video search in their search engine
I've been waiting for a long time thanks to the developer
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Just a reminder that the guy behind (https://lemmy.ml/c/bravebrowser) (https://mastodon.social/@brave) was kicked from Mozilla for being a bigoted piece of shit, and that he con
Just a reminder that the guy behind @bravebrowser @brave was kicked from Mozilla for being a bigoted piece of shit, and that he continues to be a piece of shit attacking the health care workers who saved millions of lives during the pandemic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/brave-brendan-eich-covid-19.html
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Is brave or firefox with ublock better in terms of resource consumption?
I'm choosing a main browser, and I think that firefox with ublock and brave are probably equally good in terms of privacy and security, both of them look quite nice, and both are FOSS. The final thing that I'm considering is resource consumption. This reddit post shows that firefox is better than brave in benchmarks and ram consumption, but what about when firefox has ublock running and brave has all their preinstalled "extension" like brave rewards and wallet disabled (except brave shields is left enabled)?
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v1.56 and still no Forgetful Browsing?
brave.com Forgetful Browsing | Brave BrowserForgetful Browsing is similar to, but more powerful and protective than, popular browsing extensions and private browsing modes. It's another example of Brave offering the most powerful privacy features of any popular browser.
As of writing this post, Brave browser version 1.56.9 was recently released, and "Forgetful Browsing" is still only available as an experimental flag.
Also they've just skipped versions directly from 1.52 to 1.56, explained here.
Your thoughts?
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New update broke rendering
Hi,
Today me and other 5 Ubuntu users with similar setup had an issue with brave. It glitches with rendering, completely missing fonts and some ui elements.
brave-browser --disable-gpu
fixes it.Anybody else have the issue and possibly a fix without disabling hardware acceleration?
1.52.130 Chromium: 114.0.5735.198 (Official Build) (64-bit)
EDIT:
For future reference here is the fix. I think it's related to new MESA update
rm -rf ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default/GPUCache
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Should I use Privacy Badger in addition to Brave Shields?
I know that in a lot of privacy communities they recommend to use uBlock in addition to Privacy Badger. The reason for this, I believe, is the uBlock functions off of block lists while Privacy Badger functions by recognizing the behavior of trackers. Does Brave Shields only function off of block lists or should I also install privacy badger? Please correct me if I got any of those details wrong.
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(https://mastodon.social/@brave)
@brave @bravebrowser Is there going to be a (Google) Maps version on Brave Search anytime soon ?
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@bravebrowser Hi,I'm #VisuallyImpaired & use #Voiceover, which is Apple's #Screen-reader. I'm encountering a serious issue with the #iOS version of your app. This affects both the #AppStore & #beta versions. When trying to delete bookmarks, the app immediately crashes. Can you please fix this? This is my favorite browser!
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How To Set Brave Search As Default Search Engine (Chrome/Chromium)
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Brave Browser 1.37.116 Desktop + Mobile
github.com Release notes for `1.37.x - Release #7` by kjozwiak · Pull Request #22333 · brave/brave-browserResolves #22332 Submitter Checklist: I confirm that no security/privacy review is needed, or that I have requested one There is a ticket for my issue Used Github auto-closing keywords in the PR...
Mobile
1.37.116
- Improved general performance by fixing cosmetic filters. (#22030)
- Added "Enable Tab Group auto creation" setting under "Appearance" which controls the ability to open links in separate tabs. (#22105)
- Fixed rounding issues under Brave Wallet via the "Send" and "Swap" panels by increasing the digits after the decimal to 0.00000000 (8 digits) from 0.000000 (6 digits). (#22257)
- Fixed crash when attempting to send opened tab to another devices on sync chain using "Send to your devices". (#22128)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.127. (#22318) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.127)
Desktop
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.127. (#22318) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.127)
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Google's Topics API: Rebranding FLoC Without Addressing Key Privacy Issues
brave.com Google's Topics API: Rebranding FLoC Without Addressing Key Privacy Issues | Brave BrowserThe Topics API does not address the core harmfulness of FLoC: that it’s arrogant and dangerous for Google to be the arbiter of what users consider “sensitive” data.
> Peter Snyder, senior director of privacy at Brave browser, told Lifewire via email that although Topics is slightly better than FLoC, it certainly doesn't improve privacy.
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Brave Desktop 1.37.111
github.com Release notes for `1.37.x - Release #3` · Issue #22089 · brave/brave-browserRelease Notes: Upgrade from Chromium 100.0.4896.58 to Chromium 100.0.4896.79 #22077
- Upgrade from Chromium 100.0.4896.58 to Chromium 100.0.4896.79 #22077
Roll-out in 5-6 hours.
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Brave Android 1.37.111
github.com Release notes for `1.37.x - Release #3` by kjozwiak · Pull Request #22097 · brave/brave-browserResolves #22088 Submitter Checklist: I confirm that no security/privacy review is needed, or that I have requested one There is a ticket for my issue Used Github auto-closing keywords in the PR...
1.37.111
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.79. (#22077) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.79)
Already got the update in Play Store, dated back 1 April. 2022 v110. The upgrade from 110 to 111 is only the released Chrome 100 stable version, that got released yesterday.
Roll-out in 3 hours for everyone.
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Brave's old dark theme, ported to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers
chrome.google.com Old Brave Dark ThemeBrave's old dark theme, ported to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers