Many “alternative” search engines are better for privacy, but they are still vulnerable to censorship, because they rely on g**gle and m*crosoft’s indices for their search results. This isn’t a deep-hidden secret either, many of them disclose what search index they use on the “about” page, for example:

There are still search engines that (claim to) maintain their own index. Most surprisingly, br*ve:

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    972·
    9 months ago

    I had a high school friend shill me brave because he worked there. Was genuinely into all the tech bro stuff and gold. So much gold. I used it for maybe 2 weeks before I got tired of the crypto. I should thank him though, that pushed me into FOSSland.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1064·
        9 months ago

        Thats nice to know. Their CEO is a massive right-wing dickhead. So it doesnt matter whats optional its not worth it to use in the end.

        • PatMustard@feddit.ukEnglish
          423·
          9 months ago

          You shouldn’t base your browser usage on whether or not the boss is a bigot. How many CEOs of big tech companies do you think are lovely people? There are plenty of real reasons not to use Brave, the founder being a knob is just the icing on the cake.

          • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            244·
            9 months ago

            No, you absolutely should. Don’t use products that enrich pieces of shit. Thats how we got here in the first place by giving the sociopaths the money.

            • PatMustard@feddit.ukEnglish
              48·
              9 months ago

              I hope you thoroughly review the board of executives of every company that provides every product you use

              • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                6·
                9 months ago

                Way ahead of you, pal. Its public information even! Just look up the company name and type “board of executives”. If it is indeed incorporated, it will be public. LLCs are the true tricksters.

                • PatMustard@feddit.ukEnglish
                  34·
                  9 months ago

                  Buying food must be exhausting. We know Nestlé is bad, but how do you manage to check the parent company of every single food item and go through all the execs’ behaviours to know if they meet your moral standards?

                  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    9 months ago

                    You buy locally and grow your own. Those have their faults to. And I still complain when my wife buys kellogs. But come on man its the easiest shit in the world to not use a fucking browser that a cunt owns and operates. Its a browser, not food. Tech is some of the easiest shit to vet.

      • renzev@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        15·
        9 months ago

        opt in

        Unfortunately there is still one thing that you have to opt out of manually, and that is monetized new tab pages. It’s not strictly crypto-related, and it’s only like three clicks to opt-out, but can be slightly annoying if your workflow relies heavily on browser profiles like mine. Still a great browser tho.