YⓄ乙 @aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoCan someone please explain why not to use Brave browser ?privacytests.orgexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down145file-textcross-posted to: privacidade@lemmy.eco.brprivacy@lemmy.mlvivaldi_browser@lemmy.mlgeral@fadoverso.ptprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkCan someone please explain why not to use Brave browser ?privacytests.orgYⓄ乙 @aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square163fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacidade@lemmy.eco.brprivacy@lemmy.mlvivaldi_browser@lemmy.mlgeral@fadoverso.ptprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePlatform27@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s still unfinished, but he’s working on a tool for you to test your own browser. You can do so here: https://privacytests.org/me.html It’s the exact same tests he runs, that are open source. Everything can be found, (if you don’t trust the guy) on his GitHub: https://github.com/privacytests/privacytests.org/tree/master/scripts
minus-squarebloodfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoYou can have open source software with a bias towards something.
minus-squarePlatform27@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoYou can but: There is no clear indication of bias, from PrivacyTests, just accusations. If the tools and tests ARE open source (which they are), they can be checked for bias/cheating. Someone could also expand (fork) upon them to give more of a rounded opinion.
It’s still unfinished, but he’s working on a tool for you to test your own browser. You can do so here:
https://privacytests.org/me.html
It’s the exact same tests he runs, that are open source. Everything can be found, (if you don’t trust the guy) on his GitHub:
https://github.com/privacytests/privacytests.org/tree/master/scripts
You can have open source software with a bias towards something.
You can but: