YⓄ乙 @aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoCan someone please explain why not to use Brave browser ?privacytests.orgexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down139file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkCan someone please explain why not to use Brave browser ?privacytests.orgYⓄ乙 @aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square152fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down3·1 year agoThe project technically being independent does not mean it isn’t biased towards one browser.
minus-squarePlatform27@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s still unfinished, but he’s working on a tool for you to test your own browser. You can do so here: https://privacytests.org/me.html It’s the exact same tests he runs, that are open source. Everything can be found, (if you don’t trust the guy) on his GitHub: https://github.com/privacytests/privacytests.org/tree/master/scripts
minus-squarebloodfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoYou can have open source software with a bias towards something.
minus-squarePlatform27@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYou can but: There is no clear indication of bias, from PrivacyTests, just accusations. If the tools and tests ARE open source (which they are), they can be checked for bias/cheating. Someone could also expand (fork) upon them to give more of a rounded opinion.
minus-squareAdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down11·1 year agoOkay? Where is the proof it’s biased towards one browser
The project technically being independent does not mean it isn’t biased towards one browser.
It’s still unfinished, but he’s working on a tool for you to test your own browser. You can do so here:
https://privacytests.org/me.html
It’s the exact same tests he runs, that are open source. Everything can be found, (if you don’t trust the guy) on his GitHub:
https://github.com/privacytests/privacytests.org/tree/master/scripts
You can have open source software with a bias towards something.
You can but:
Okay? Where is the proof it’s biased towards one browser