I'm sure one could find similar security issues with any browser. Myself, Brave has been fine, thank you very much.
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You bring up a good point about money. I personally would gladly pay for a browser, even on a subscription basis, if it was 100% about privacy with third party audits. Maybe that’s a business model for some adventurous company. Certain there must be a market for it.
I use Chrome 95% of the time, but would switch to Safari in a heartbeat if Safari supported the following Chrome features:
- "People/Profiles" lets users set up different browser instances configured around entirely different profiles/accounts
- "Tab Groups": lets users collect tabs into groups, rename them, color them, move them, close them, etc
I waited about two weeks before casting a vote for Edge as I return to using it as my primary browser. I want to use Safari and have been giving it another shot since 14.0 but there are too many websites that I visit daily that don't fully work (not counting hiccups like the black triangle graphics issue that are inconsistent but annoying). While one site flatly refuses to load a third of the time, most of the issues are minor but enough to be irritating; i.e., some intrasite links don't work at my bank and streaming quotes don't always work on a finance site. Things I'm sure are the result of nonstandard website coding but Edge, being Chromium based, manages to handle.
While I know that the speed tests say Safari is faster I just don't notice it in my own real world usage. I do miss Safari's simple reading list and having 2FA codes automatically fill in, but Edge has some usability advantages as well so I'll be rolling with it for now.
While I know that the speed tests say Safari is faster I just don't notice it in my own real world usage. I do miss Safari's simple reading list and having 2FA codes automatically fill in, but Edge has some usability advantages as well so I'll be rolling with it for now.
Computers:
Brave for browsing.
Chrome for development.
Safari and Edge for cross-browser validation.
Mobile
Safari
Safari is my primary browser and I use it for 98% of my stuff since 2011. Apple's privacy, integration, and feature set (e.g. Reading List) have been huge reasons I never deviate. Plus the synergy with iOS and iPadOS.
My backup browser is Edge for sites that don't work in Safari (usually because of content blockers) and for sites I like to keep separate from my main browser (banking, investing, etc.).
Other than the fact that you have to use a package file, Edge is VERY good. If I switched from Mac or if Safari's development ceased, Edge is the first browser I'd move to that I wouldn't really regret.
My backup browser is Edge for sites that don't work in Safari (usually because of content blockers) and for sites I like to keep separate from my main browser (banking, investing, etc.).
Other than the fact that you have to use a package file, Edge is VERY good. If I switched from Mac or if Safari's development ceased, Edge is the first browser I'd move to that I wouldn't really regret.
Edge. In the last couple of years I called it quits with Chrome because of terrible battery life and excess heat, and have since tried most browser options out there for months at a time. For a long time, Safari was my go-to, but Apple made it too difficult for the devs of some of the extensions I rely on to keep up with support, so after cycling through them all again, I ended up Edge and am very happy.
It's basically all the strengths of Chrome with performance and battery life that's closer to Safari than any other browser I've tried.
My 2nd choice is Firefox, but it had a few quirks and niggles that meant Edge won out in a few small areas.
Since updating to Big Sur I did give Safari one last chance, but the extension thing is still a dealbreaker for me.
It's basically all the strengths of Chrome with performance and battery life that's closer to Safari than any other browser I've tried.
My 2nd choice is Firefox, but it had a few quirks and niggles that meant Edge won out in a few small areas.
Since updating to Big Sur I did give Safari one last chance, but the extension thing is still a dealbreaker for me.
Brave hasn't used electron since 2017 when it was still in Alpha back then privacy wasn't a focus they needed to get the BAT project going to hire developers etc. Brave is not the same as Chrome and Ublock either. Google crippled the ability for ad blockers to block most ads in version 87 and now leaves behind google analytics cookies even when cleared. Brave isnt perfect but its still my go to chrome based browser and it respects my DNS settings unlike Edge and Chrome.From last year:
Brave Browser Sacrifices Security | Invicti
Brave is a browser that blocks ads and website tracking to improve user privacy and security. This blog post describes a controversial update to Brave that contained a whitelist of tracking URLs. It examines the online discussion and key terms, and suggests how Brave could learn from Firefox.www.netsparker.com
From this year:
Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.www.zdnet.com
No, thank you.
