They know what they are doing - it is purposeful.
Posted on 01/26/2022 10:01:57 AM PST by george76
The best reason not to use Chrome doesn’t have anything to do with privacy: it’s just a terrible browser. The interface is clunky, the amount of resources it gobbles up is horrendous, and it doesn’t play well with most VPNs. And that’s just for starters. By the time you start talking about privacy, shoot, Lynx starts looking good again!
As many have noted, Brave is a lot more secure and is very stable on Windows. If you don’t need javascript, Tor is an option too.
Lol. They need to work on their ad routines. I mostly get ads for stuff I’ve already bought. No I don’t need a pair of work boots. I already bought a pair. Lol.
Been using Brave browser for over 3 years. On all my devices. Its excellent in every way. Couldn’t ask for anything better.
And use an adblocker.
Has Vivaldi always been available for Linux? I could have sworn when I set up my Linux computers a while back Vivaldi wasn't available. Maybe I just missed it.
They know what they are doing - it is purposeful.
I quit Chrome years ago!!!
Same here, DuckDuckGo.
Vivaldi has been available for some Linux distros for about 6 months or so. Depending on the Linux version, it may not show up in the software manager. I primarily use Mint Cinnamon and had to download it, initially, from the Vivaldi website. It does now show up when it needs to be updated.
Brave...
Absolutely. The experience is just like Chrome (minus all the bad Google spying stuff). You can even install extensions just like Chrome. I run Edge with a VPN extension to additionally hide traffic data from Comcast.
That explains it. I use Linux Mint for our backup PC and laptop. Setup was done some time ago. I will go download Vivaldi separately and install it on both computers. Thanks.
Vivaldi is showing up in the Mint Cinnamon ver 20.3 software manager.
Vivaldi web browser has built in blocking. Plus I added uBlock Origin by going to in the browser to Tools> Extensions> Chrome web store (in upper right).
https://vivaldi.com
Otherwise use uBlock Origin add-on as I do for Firefox which is what I use most of the time. Tools> Add-ons
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin
I added the UD icon on my toolbar for easy access. Right click on toolbar> Customize Toolbar then drag the icon where you want.
Customize Firefox help: http://davidswebsite.com/Firefox_tabs/firefox_tabs.html
I also have it installed in Chrome. I hardly use it as it is slower and cannot be customize.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en
Using uBlock Origin you can right click on an image or ad and Block element.
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Multiple tab rows as with Firefox hacks is here: https://adamfeuer.com/notes/2021/06/06/multiple-rows-of-tabs-in-firefox-89-proton/ or here https://blog.grebulon.com/multi-row-tabs-in-firefox-71/
I use Chrome with Adblocker Plus.
It counts the ads it is not showing—for some sites we are talking hundreds of ads.
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