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wackyteen
03/29/23 12:24:55 PM
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Heard some sparse criticism more recently.

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Philip027
03/29/23 12:27:35 PM
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I dunno, but I use it on mobile to block ads (especially YouTube ads) and thus far I've not had any significant complaint against it.
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MonumentValley
03/29/23 12:27:54 PM
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I still use it and have had zero problems.
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Kaiganeer
03/29/23 12:28:07 PM
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most things associated with cryptobros have a habit of being awful
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 12:44:07 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Heard some sparse criticism more recently.
Owner is full maga IIRC.

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DeepFriedSquid
03/29/23 12:44:59 PM
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I think most people are pissed because the rewards got nerfed hard, the browser itself is good though
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manhookcardoor
03/29/23 12:49:25 PM
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I thought topic title said Brave Bowser.

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LightHawKnight
03/29/23 12:50:56 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Owner is full maga IIRC.


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NoxObscuras
03/29/23 12:52:43 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Owner is full maga IIRC.
Oh gross. Time to change browsers... Again

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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 12:53:00 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Oh gross. Time to change browsers... Again
I use duck duck go on mobile it's fantastic

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Cheater87
03/29/23 12:53:04 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Owner is full maga IIRC.

Really? I'll have to see about this. Still using it for my phone.

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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 12:53:50 PM
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Cheater87 posted...
Really? I'll have to see about this. Still using it for my phone.

I recommend looking into this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android

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MonumentValley
03/29/23 12:54:35 PM
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Duck Duck Go is compromised and not so private from what I hear.
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 12:57:18 PM
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MonumentValley posted...
Duck Duck Go is compromised and not so private from what I hear.

You heard wrong. They have made statements addressing these allegations and disclosed everything they do share which is still zero PII.

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Questionmarktarius
03/29/23 1:01:02 PM
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MonumentValley posted...
Duck Duck Go is compromised and not so private from what I hear.
DDG is a thin layer over Bing, so there's always that.
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Cheater87
03/29/23 1:02:48 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I recommend looking into this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android

Liking it so far. :)

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MonumentValley
03/29/23 1:04:02 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...


You heard wrong. They have made statements addressing these allegations and disclosed everything they do share which is still zero PII.


It's not like anyone could verify if that was true or not. And I'm still suspicious of them since they're one of the available search engines on iOS from the drop down menu.
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:06:14 PM
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MonumentValley posted...
It's not like anyone could verify if that was true or not. And I'm still suspicious of them since they're one of the available search engines on iOS from the drop down menu.
Apple already got you if you're using iOS.


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MonumentValley
03/29/23 1:17:31 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Apple already got you if you're using iOS.



I know. I use Brave on iOS and Brave on my PC desktop. I know nothing on the internet is completely secure/private.
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:25:17 PM
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MonumentValley posted...
I know. I use Brave on iOS and Brave on my PC desktop. I know nothing on the internet is completely secure/private.

I mean privacy is just one part of the equation. There's a matter of patronage and control. I can't stop Google from spying on me, but I can stop Facebook. I can stop Amazon. I can stop reddit. That's not enough but it's better than nothing.

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WBC_Injury
03/29/23 1:27:00 PM
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Kaiganeer posted...
most things associated with cryptobros have a habit of being awful

Nothing will ever be as cringe as people who use the term cryptobros unironically
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MonumentValley
03/29/23 1:27:21 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...


I mean privacy is just one part of the equation. There's a matter of patronage and control. I can't stop Google from spying on me, but I can stop Facebook. I can stop Amazon. I can stop reddit. That's not enough but it's better than nothing.


Oh definitely. Ever since I got my current phone, I refuse to install Facebook or Facebook Messenger on it. Same goes for my current laptop when I got it a few years ago. I do log into Facebook on my desktop, but only to keep in touch with friends and family and to occasionally get clients from people messaging me on Facebook.
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Questionmarktarius
03/29/23 1:28:40 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I can't stop Google from spying on me
Block google cookies and scripts, or at least obliterate cookies when you close your browser.
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CADE_FOSTER
03/29/23 1:28:53 PM
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thought russia owned it and was doing shady shit
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:29:25 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Block google cookies and scripts, or at least obliterate cookies when you close your browser.

How does that help me on my android phone?

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--Zero-
03/29/23 1:30:05 PM
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Still works great for me. My only complaint is the search bar sucks.

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Sexypwnstar
03/29/23 1:30:39 PM
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Brave had rewards? I just use Firefox and Ublock... Not hard

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Questionmarktarius
03/29/23 1:31:14 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
How does that help me on my android phone?
Privacy Badger is one of "the chosen" extensions on mobile firefox.
https://privacybadger.org/
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:34:53 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Privacy Badger is one of "the chosen" extensions on mobile firefox.
https://privacybadger.org/

Tracking telemetrics are built into the android operating system and there is no way to remove or disable them unless I flash a custom ROM. There's nothing a browser extension on Android does that duckduckgo can't do better and the duckduckgo browser also blocks ads and even has an internal VPN that blocks app tracking for apps that use the android API to snipe data about the other shit on your phone.

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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:38:02 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/9/AARLwzAAEVIP.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/0/AARLwzAAEVIQ.jpg

Neat stuff eh?

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CADE_FOSTER
03/29/23 1:41:00 PM
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Sexypwnstar posted...
Brave had rewards? I just use Firefox and Ublock... Not hard
yeah they pay you to browse or used to
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Dat_Cracka_Jax
03/29/23 1:43:01 PM
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Does DDG browser block YouTube ads and allow for video playback even if I switch apps/tabs?

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Questionmarktarius
03/29/23 1:45:57 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Neat stuff eh?
What is that?

Also "reddit app, lol"
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mario2000
03/29/23 1:47:01 PM
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WBC_Injury posted...
Nothing will ever be as cringe as people who use the term cryptobros unironically

Agreed, nothing is more cringe than cryptobros.

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WBC_Injury
03/29/23 1:47:55 PM
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mario2000 posted...
Agreed, nothing is more cringe than cryptobros.

Do cryptobros call eachother cryptobros? That's pretty cringe ngl
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ellis123
03/29/23 1:52:33 PM
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MonumentValley posted...
It's not like anyone could verify if that was true or not. And I'm still suspicious of them since they're one of the available search engines on iOS from the drop down menu.
Sure they can. They can just look at the source of the complaints: some Nazis.

DDG got popular somewhat because of the whole "less tracking" bit, but the main reason it blew up was because their search scrubbing was almost nonexistent and thus you could train dog-whistle words in and get websites tailored towards whatever Nazi nonsense you wanted. Then DDG got enough flak for this that they changed their learning algorithm (allegedly) and scrubbed the Nazi stuffs. This got the standard "woke" and "compromised" for a while, and then it switched over to "big brother" comments about how it was tracking you and whatnot. As if there was literally anything not doing that after businesses figured out that tracking people was the best way to make money period.

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ellis123
03/29/23 1:53:25 PM
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WBC_Injury posted...
Do cryptobros call eachother cryptobros? That's pretty cringe ngl
Yes. At least a while back it was. It is a co-opted term to make fun of them.

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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 1:55:20 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
What is that?

Duck duck go built in privacy features.

Questionmarktarius posted...
Also "reddit app, lol"

Sometimes the mobile site don't work. Blame Reddit shitty engineers.

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
Does DDG browser block YouTube ads and allow for video playback even if I switch apps/tabs?

It doesn't block YouTube ads. Not sure about passive playback. I do all my YouTubeing through NewPipe.

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Axiom
03/29/23 1:59:46 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Owner is full maga IIRC.
The guy was a known piece of shit even when he was at Mozilla apparently. Half the board resigned rather than work with him. Plus crypto. Anything promoting crypto can die in a fire
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brestugo
03/29/23 2:27:20 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Owner is full maga IIRC.
Haven't heard that but they are changing their policy with the tokens they give for browsing. It's convoluted but you could use the tokens to tip content creators and artists, or donate to Wikipedia or a charity, or convert it to crypto. All just for browsing.

They're making that more difficult (or impossible, in some places like Germany and Australia) starting in April.

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Irony
03/29/23 2:28:14 PM
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It's not

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eggcorn
03/29/23 8:01:15 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
NewPipe
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Tyranthraxus
03/29/23 11:18:59 PM
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eggcorn posted...
huh
Welcome to the light

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eggcorn
03/29/23 11:39:41 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Welcome to the light
This is great, thanks!

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