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mm0fmf
Sep 16, 2023, 1:35:33 AM9/16/23
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On 15/09/2023 14:39, Theo wrote:
> Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> Theo wrote:
>>
>>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>>
>>>> mm0fmf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My preferred alternative is Brave. Chrome with less tracking.
>>>>
>>>> But with added adverts?
>>>
>>> Only if you enable their own adverts (which are hopeless). Otherwise it's
>>> ad free - including on Youtube videos.
>>
>> Oh, I though their schtick was to replace other people's adverts with
>> some they got revenue from, and pay the watcher a sliver of
>> crypto-currency? If it's not like that any more I might make them my
>> backup browser ...
>
> No, they have an option where their ads appear as your OS notifications, and
> in return for seeing them they pay you tokens which you can either cash out
> or donate to 'creators' whose sites/videos/githubs/etc you use. The ads
> in the UK are rubbish though - mostly for various crypto stuff - and the
> return you get isn't large (cents not dollars).
>
> I like the idea of the donating-to-creators-you-visit, but the
> implementation isn't quite there. It is also crypto infested - rather than
> just putting a few quid in the jar for your creators you have to effectively
> set up a crypto bank account, which is a mix of banking KYC bureaucracy
> and crypto shadiness.
>
> But if you turn all this stuff off (the controls for which are prominent in
> settings, and much of it is opt-in) it's just a regular browser, and the
> ad/tracker blocking is pretty good.
>
> Theo
Yes, no ads in my Brave. I run it on Windows 10, Linux and Android.
> Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> Theo wrote:
>>
>>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>>
>>>> mm0fmf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My preferred alternative is Brave. Chrome with less tracking.
>>>>
>>>> But with added adverts?
>>>
>>> Only if you enable their own adverts (which are hopeless). Otherwise it's
>>> ad free - including on Youtube videos.
>>
>> Oh, I though their schtick was to replace other people's adverts with
>> some they got revenue from, and pay the watcher a sliver of
>> crypto-currency? If it's not like that any more I might make them my
>> backup browser ...
>
> No, they have an option where their ads appear as your OS notifications, and
> in return for seeing them they pay you tokens which you can either cash out
> or donate to 'creators' whose sites/videos/githubs/etc you use. The ads
> in the UK are rubbish though - mostly for various crypto stuff - and the
> return you get isn't large (cents not dollars).
>
> I like the idea of the donating-to-creators-you-visit, but the
> implementation isn't quite there. It is also crypto infested - rather than
> just putting a few quid in the jar for your creators you have to effectively
> set up a crypto bank account, which is a mix of banking KYC bureaucracy
> and crypto shadiness.
>
> But if you turn all this stuff off (the controls for which are prominent in
> settings, and much of it is opt-in) it's just a regular browser, and the
> ad/tracker blocking is pretty good.
>
> Theo
Yes, no ads in my Brave. I run it on Windows 10, Linux and Android.
Jim gm4dhj ...
Sep 20, 2023, 10:41:46 AM9/20/23
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