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Comment on Ask HN: For those who use Chrome, why do you?

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I heard Chrome is faster. It might not be, given that I'm running a bunch of privacy extensions. But I don't really know how to benchmark this.

If privacy + security is your goal, you ought to change from Chrome to Brave. Brave is Chromium-based but actually protects your privacy.

If privacy above all is your goal, then Firefox is your best bet.

I want speed, security, privacy. I'm not aware of any public comparisons between browsers using privacy and adblock extensions.

Brave have been caught with their fingers in the cookie jar multiple times. I don't know if it's more secure than Firefox but it's definitely less private.

Literally, or figuratively, or both?

Source?

It's no secret that Brave started injecting affiliate id's on some links some time back. These affiliate programs (Binance, Coinbase, Ledger, Trezor) allow Brave to view a detailed overview of purchases made by everyone who signed up to these services using Brave.

ETA: Don't take my word for it:

https://gizmodo.com/brave-blows-up-its-whole-reason-for-exis...

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/07/brave-browser-caugh...

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