I wanted to try out the desktop version of the Brave browser. Its setup according to the privacy guide directions and I have sendoff usage data disabled, but if I open the browser sitting on the home page, windows is reporting 100KB ofdataa going out every 5 or so seconds.

Running the same test with Edge, no network usage is reported.

The only extention on Brave is bitwarden, which is also installed on edge.

Any thoughts? This is the IP it is sending to: 104.18.12.33

Edit: on reboot of process, I see the hostname: ec2-35-163-26-5.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶English
    16•9 months ago

    I read an article a while ago that put pretty convincing arguments forward to not use Brave. You should be able to find it if you search on Lemmy

      • @[email protected]English
        8•9 months ago

        I dont think I can take that article seriously when they recommend Chromium with uBlock as an alternative 💀

        • RBGEnglish
          2•9 months ago

          I mean, agreed, but Chromium and Chrome are different. Just in case you thought they are the same, wasn’t exactly clear to me. But I also might remember wrong, in my memory Chromium is the base for Chrome and has a lot less Google stuff baked in.

          • @[email protected]English
            1•9 months ago

            I’m aware that they’re different. Chromium is a much better option that Chrome, but not a good option overall for privacy. If you like Chromium, try UnGoogled Chromium!

        • @[email protected]English
          1•9 months ago

          What is wrong with Chromium with uBlock origin? I was a Brave user then after all their controversies I moved on to Chromium. I use FF primarily though, only Chromium for websites that have issues

          • @[email protected]English
            1•9 months ago

            Chromium bundles a lot of google telemetry into it, even though it is the open source base of Chrome. Ungoogled Chromium is a recommendation that’s actually private. I also only use Chromium for websites that have issues.

            • @[email protected]English
              1•9 months ago

              I have tried Ungoogled Chromium before. While it’s undeniably better in security and privacy, there were also many things that are not so convenient such as installing extensions, streaming with widevine DRM etc. For a program that serves the sole purpose of filling the compatibility gap, the fact that it doesn’t “just works” makes it less optimal than vanilla Chromium for me