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PSA: If you do use #Brave browser, be aware it doesn't block #Facebook or #Twitter trackers

For Facebook tracking Brave white-lists
connect.facebook.net
connect.facebook.com
staticxx.facebook.com
www.facebook.com
scontent.xx.fbcdn.net
pbs.twimg.com
scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net

According to Brave developers, it's white-listed due to causing Facebook login to break if blocked.

See issue #1108 on Github
github.com/brave/brave-browser…

#privacy

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resist1984  

@wuwei @Rastal doesn't make its money by selectively whitelisting ads? For that reason Brave is inherently a bad tool for .

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@resist1984 @wuwei @Rastal I don't see the problem with this. They replace bad ads with simple ones that don't track. And that's an option. I also understand not breaking fb login. I'm guessing firefox does this as well since I can use fb on it.

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resist1984  

@jordan31 @Rastal @wuwei I'm not sure if Brave is transparent about that. If not, certainly there's a problem w/deception. Users believe they're getting ad blocking, but they're getting ad replacement shenanigans instead.

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@wuwei @Rastal @jordan31 also, the user has no duty to accept ads (targeted or not), and no duty to ensure a suppliers business is profitable. There are non-profit efforts to block as many ads as possible and those are the most ethical (noting that advertising is an arms race we need not accept).

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