One of the best browsers I have seen for ad blocking. Do not use the " pay me for watching ads". It is Chrome based, but it isn’t Chrome. Works really
well on Windows. Try it you might like it.
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I see a lot of comments for Brave and Vivaldi. Vivaldi is not for me because it’s just like Opera. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that by any means. It’s simply that for some reason I never cared for Opera personally. Just as some people say they don’t like Chrome or Firefox, while I can’t understand why they wouldn’t, I never stopped to think I felt the same about Opera. It’s simply a matter of personal preference.
Brave, on the other hand, I do have some serious concerns about. I have no doubt it’s a great browser. It’s Chromium based. That makes it both wonderful and concerning. How long have they been around and how frequently do they update? Chromium often updates on a weekly or bi weekly basis. These updates are typically to correct vulnerabilities. How long after Chromium posts an update before Brave is updated? I checked Brave’s release notes online. I see regular updates, but only one that lists a Chromium update. If they’re not incorporating regular Chromium updates, it’s like they’re picking and choosing which vulnerabilities are more important. It’s just like Micro$oft Windoze. They are notified of a vulnerability, and they decide how important it is, if/when they will release an update. And being proprietary software, we cannot see/modify the source code. We must twiddle our thumbs and wait to see if they release a patch. Looking over the Brave website, I see nothing that says Brave is Open Source, nothing indicating where to download the source code, where to submit updates or patches. Sure, it’s based on Chromium, which is open source, but their modifications are not, the same as Google Chrome. And I don’t understand these ad tokens. I would be very leery of this one! My recommendation would be to stick with Chromium and install AdBlock Plus. There are almost NO ads (depending on how the site displays them), it’s completely open source, actively developed, widely used, and they’ve been around for many years. After all, this is ITSFOSS - It’s Free Open Source Software. Most of the folks here believe in and support the Open Source part as much or more than the Free part. All web browsers are Free, but few are Open Source. Vivaldi may be another good recommendation, as they are also open source. I just see too many red flags with Brave.
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Writing this, still, with Vivaldi…but I do use DD-WRT set up to use Dnscrypt thru Quad9. On my Moto G7, I use Bromite for the browser, Quant for search, and AdGuard. Bromite is a minimalized Chromium.
https://www.bromite.org
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Voor mij persoonlijk Firefox en Chromium .
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I understand your concerns, but I have had no issues with the Brave Browsers. The only issue I have are with websites that wants to be overly aggressive with their ads. I have Brave running on Windows and Linux, and it runs circles around the bloated W10 Edge browser, and in some cases, it out performs Firefox.
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Chromium is just so godd@mned convenient, I can’t be @rsed trying something else…
My password wallet…
My sync’d bookmarks and tabs across 4 computers (including Google Chrome on Windows 10 at work syncs to/from Chromium)…
My favourite extensions (faster bookmarks, dark mode everywhere, ssh and mosh clients, password generator, change “Trump” everywhere to “Drumpf”, lots more etc)
Tried Brave, but its sync “feature” feels like a clumsy kludge, if I only ever used 2 computers maybe, but I use 4 :
- Ubuntu 19.04 laptop @ Work
- Windows 10 laptop @ Work
- Ubuntu 19.04 laptop @ home
- Ubuntu 18.04 desktop @ home
e.g. I see something interesting at work, but perhaps NSFW, so I bookmark it - and can browse it when I get home - its there top of the list thanks to Chrome/Chromium extension “Recent Bookmarks” (let’s face it - Chrome/Chromium’s bookmark manager is a pezzo di merda)…
Probably dist-upgrade the 19.04 machines over the holiday break coming up…
When I want anonymity I use ToR browser…
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Which is also available on Firefox. 
Can you send Browser tabs from one device to another just like that? Firefox can.
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These discussions usually stratify. I see Chrome and Firefox settling at the top, followed by Brave/Vivaldi/Opera dropping into the also-ran bucket. Midori is a curiosity and the CCleaner browser (might be Windows only) blocks ads well. Chromium seems flawless to me, runs my local digital paper well, and shares all of its data nicely with Chrome when I want to watch Netflix.
Unless someone has another browser to bring to the ring, this discussion seems finished.
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I’m actually looking for Opera GX support on Linux. But, that’s not happening anytime soon I guess. They decided to support macOS but not Linux 
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@Ankush_Das - I’m not familiar with that one as I’ve never been an Opera fan, but wouldn’t Vivaldi be very close? It was developed by the original Opera team after Opera switched to Chromium. So Vivaldi is the old Opera, and Chromium is the new Opera.
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Opera GX lets you limit system resources for the browser - so that you can easily minimize your game and do some quick browsing when required.
In addition to the ability to limit the CPU/Memory usage, you also get to limit the network activity through your browser. So, it all comes handy (with more features and a flashy UI) while you’re playing a game.
There’s no other browser to replace it yet- as far as I know. So, I was looking forward to its availability on Linux.
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I use Firefox (v71) mostly, however use Chromium and Opera for sites Firefox won’t play nice with. This on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. All are ‘beefed’ up with particular add-ons, mostly for security and privacy reasons.
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Ubuntu user since 2010…Today I use Xubuntu, 19.04…just like Ubuntu with XFCE desktop. Not as pretty as Ubuntu, but so much faster…I like the GUI better also. I am looking forward to 20.04 upgrade!
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what web browser do you prefer with xubuntu?
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Sorry about that!..I am Still lovin’ Firefox…tried a few others, but they were never enough. I have always appreciated their sense of privacy and security. And it is Fast!
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For me, it is firefox all the way. Maybe, others are better, but firefox is open source and lays stress on privacy. Also, it is more of an emotional attachment than logic.
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I agree. Firefox is great when it comes to personal security. I love it.
CPAST
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Really - have you read the privacy policy? Did you know that by default FFoxy sends all your DNS asks to strictly commercial Cludfare which in turn has its own privacy policy or should I say it’s own take on privacy - Yikes. Have you checked the certificate from SSL connection - is it for the same company name? At very least run addon NoScript and hope for the best. 
As for that Shiny Metal Cr No24 that searches all of your hard drive and sends analysis - to Dougal or is it MySoft - America Inc anyways. OMG it’s out of control; and I hit accept to all that small print and told them here is all my data, take it, here is where I go, here is where and what I buy and go at what time etc etc… Who said Camebinge Alycia was fake news? 
Don’t cry for help - no one will heed you - FZ ? 1973 
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WOW, really that BAD!!!
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Ehhh…
what?
Maybe did you switch DoH on?
I do use FF, and it definitely uses my own DNS (which have some adblock, and filter mainly bad sites, such as heatmap… )
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