I am appalled by this change, but I am not switching to Brave. Mozilla is loosing trust, Brave started with zero.
I am appalled by this change, but I am not switching to Brave. Mozilla is loosing trust, Brave started with zero.
Most people will only trust the Data safety / Data Privacy section on the Play / App store (as they should):
- Firefox on Android: This app may share these data types with third parties: Location, Personal info and 3 others [0]
- Firefox on iOS: The following data may be collected and linked to your identity: Contact Info.
Data Not Linked to You. The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity: Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics [1]
- Brave on Android: No data shared with third parties, No data collected [2]
- Brave on iOS: No data shared with third parties, No data collected [3]
Data Not Linked to You. The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity: Identifiers, Usage Data [4]
It's evident, Brave collect way less data than Firefox on those platforms.
Maybe the problem of Mozilla is they feel entitled to the trust they gained when they were the open source browser against IE. But that trust erodes over time.
- [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi...
- [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/
- [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.brow...
- [3] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-browser-search-engine/
Also, Brave has already broken trust multiple times..
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/06/08/brave-browsers-...
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/brave-browser-under-fire...
https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-browser-installs-vpn-wi...
https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/
I do not trust Brave in a million years and would never replace Firefox with it..
Also, i bet that most people do not even know or look at those privacy information at the store.. although i agree they should..
I do not trust their relationship with crypto
I do not trust their business model
You mean Brandon Eich, the author of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla? Why?
The other two points I 100% agree with.
I'm not sold on their crypto, but one thing is clear. Browsers need to stop getting the majority of their funding from big tech, especially Google. Maybe crypto is not the right way, but at least they are doing something.
Why do you trust the business practices of Mozilla who gets most of their funding from Google?