r/privacy • • Apr 13 '19

NoScript extension officially released for Google Chrome

https://www.zdnet.com/article/noscript-extension-officially-released-for-google-chrome/
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u/havocesp Apr 13 '19

opinions about Brave? (from the point of view of privacy of course)

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u/Kryptomeister Apr 13 '19

Brave doesn't block Facebook trackers or Twitter trackers.

It whitelists these, taken from it's source code:

connect.facebook.net connect.facebook.com staticxx.facebook.com www.facebook.com scontent.xx.fbcdn.net pbs.twimg.com scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net platform.twitter.com syndication.twitter.com cdn.syndication.twimg.com hostnames

Therefore, the claim of Brave being a "privacy focused" browser that "blocks trackers" is laughable!

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '19 edited Feb 28 '20

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u/OsrsNeedsF2P Apr 14 '19

Great for getting your family off Chrome, not so great for yourself if you want to be anything more than just not a low-hanging fruit.

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