Brave Browser

[rooster]

I’m not reading through 8 pages on this but brave leaks Onion addresses in DNS traffic.

if this sounds like gibberish then move on, it’s not important to you.

 

[KLB]

That was supposed to have been fixed a while ago

 

[rooster]

That was supposed to have been fixed a while ago

I don’t use it, so I haven’t kept up with that exploit, just thought I would drop it out there in case it effected anyone since I saw the thread

 

[qwerty]

I have been to enough seminars by the FBI, CIA, USSS, enter ABC agency... that their knowledge, recommendations, and data shown lead me to believe they are heavily vested in exit nodes. I would not trust Tor alone.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I guess I finally got my settings where I wanted them. Went to INGO this morning and didn't have to log in. Also just logged in to my credit union site and didn't get asked to prove it was me again.

 

[jamil]

I guess I finally got my settings where I wanted them. Went to INGO this morning and didn't have to log in. Also just logged in to my credit union site and didn't get asked to prove it was me again.

Maybe it might help someone else with the same issues. What did you have to do?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Maybe it might help someone else with the same issues. What did you have to do?

Heck if I know! I think I just kept un-checking anything to do with getting rid of cookies or blocking them. Just checking the "allow all cookies" wasn't enough, so I figured there must have still been something that was clearing them when I shut down.

 

[DadSmith]

Heck if I know! I think I just kept un-checking anything to do with getting rid of cookies or blocking them. Just checking the "allow all cookies" wasn't enough, so I figured there must have still been something that was clearing them when I shut down.

If clear data on exit is on it will.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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If clear data on exit is on it will.

I probably turned that off if it was on. I figure I always run C-Cleaner when I shut down, which cleans up everything I want cleaned up, and leaves the stuff I want to keep alone, so I didn't need the browser doing it too, and possibly conflicting with what I really wanted it to do.

 

[jamil]

I probably turned that off if it was on. I figure I always run C-Cleaner when I shut down, which cleans up everything I want cleaned up, and leaves the stuff I want to keep alone, so I didn't need the browser doing it too, and possibly conflicting with what I really wanted it to do.

So C-Cleaner is still around. I haven't used it since switching to OS X years ago. I haven't used Windows much at all since XP. Mostly OS X and Linux.

 

[JCSR]

A little update for anyone on the fence. Brave is still ad free and it's worth a little effort to switch over.

 

[bwframe]

Wonder if Brave has an extension like this Firefox one?

Bypass Paywalls Clean – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox. Bypass Paywalls of (custom) news sites

addons.mozilla.org

I just tried it out, as suggested in a reddit post. It worked on my local paywalled newspaper. Also seems to work on the Indy Star. Haven't tested much further yet.

Edit - the Firefox extension DOES NOT work to get rid of the blurred text on IBJ articles. It'd be great to find something that did.

 

[WebSnyper]

I probably turned that off if it was on. I figure I always run C-Cleaner when I shut down, which cleans up everything I want cleaned up, and leaves the stuff I want to keep alone, so I didn't need the browser doing it too, and possibly conflicting with what I really wanted it to do.

CC Cleaner had someone hack them a few years back and corrupt their updates with malware... https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ccleaner-was-hacked-heres-what-to-do-next/

In case you had not seen this previously, wanted you to be aware.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

CC Cleaner had someone hack them a few years back and corrupt their updates with malware... https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ccleaner-was-hacked-heres-what-to-do-next/

In case you had not seen this previously, wanted you to be aware.

Sounds like they've corrected it. The version I have is considerably newer and up to date.

 

[WebSnyper]

Sounds like they've corrected it. The version I have is considerably newer and up to date.

Understood, and yes, they definitely fixed it. Just a pretty big concern that their update mechanism and source got hacked. Pretty much same type of thing that happened with Solar Winds, but SW of course had a much larger footprint, especially with govt and enterprise.

 

[KLB]

Understood, and yes, they definitely fixed it. Just a pretty big concern that their update mechanism and source got hacked. Pretty much same type of thing that happened with Solar Winds, but SW of course had a much larger footprint, especially with govt and enterprise.

Well, much smaller in number, larger in impact.

 

[manifest destiny]

I have been to enough seminars by the FBI, CIA, USSS, enter ABC agency... that their knowledge, recommendations, and data shown lead me to believe they are heavily vested in exit nodes. I would not trust Tor alone.

Hmm... That's a unique perspective.
As to Brave Browser. I like the speed of Brave but a lot of pages won't properly load or load completely. Comment sections (if they matter to you) are often absent. Two-part authentication is inconvenient but probably standard fare in the near future. My knock on personalized ads; you are whatever you searched for today. Searched for tires? Every ad is tires. As if nothing else is of interest or want for me.