@ben_co_grimm @mav @mwl It's the simple fact that it is even considered as an option. I don't touch things that take cryptocurrency seriously, because that is a strong indicator it will do something else grotesquely stupid as well.
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The Psychotic Network Ferret (nuintari@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:35 JST The Psychotic Network Ferret - silverwizard likes this.
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ben_co_grimm (ben_co_grimm@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:36 JST ben_co_grimm @mav @mwl again, crypto (BAT, Brave Rewards) can be turned off with one switch, forever. This is a non-starter. Is there some FUD article floating around that everybody's just repeating?
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mav :happy_blob: (mav@hackers.town)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:37 JST mav :happy_blob: better vivaldi, if you want a chrome rebuild. no crypto bullshit.
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Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: (mwl@io.mwl.io)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:39 JST Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: @ben_co_grimm true, but they also integrate cryptocurrency.
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ben_co_grimm (ben_co_grimm@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:40 JST ben_co_grimm @mwl Sticking with Brave, which does exactly none of that.
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Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: (mwl@io.mwl.io)'s status on Sunday, 29-Jan-2023 04:43:41 JST Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: I disabled DoH in Firefox years ago.
Turns out, a Firefox update turned it back on and pointed me at Cloudflare. :flan_molotov:
Do check your Firefox.
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