Stop using Brave Browser
Stop using Brave Browser
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I have stopped using Brave. Fuck those guys.
I just wish Firefox would update less frequently. It's way too often.
would you rather they leave security holes open exposing your computer to bad things?
You know there's another option besides not passing security holes to the users and then patching them later right?
you realize modern browsers have millions of lines and over a decade (or two!) of legacy code running that are under constant scrutiny by actors who spend all their time finding exploits in binary executables, right?
you realize your operating system also ships system updates on a regular, often daily basis, right?
How is any of that the user's problem
"How is a security hole in the thing people use to do their banking a problem for the user?"
If you think it's just a matter of writing a completely fresh browser every few years to remove legacy code, then I invite you to do so and prove us all wrong. I'll be looking forward to it, along with all of the new security holes you open by using new, untested code all the time.
In the meantime, feel free to use an ESR version of whatever browser you prefer a slower update cycle while still being supported for any major security findings.
This is a common excuse for a lot of box checking nonsense and we both know it.
...it's like twice a month
I use more than one computer, it's more like 8 times a month for me.
Why don't you run the update service? Or if you do, how does the few seconds it takes to apply the update really impact you? I never even realize it apparently updates so much as it doesn't nag or anything.
Understandable. I have use Chrome at work though, and if anything that's much worse.
I also use apps like Steam and Discord though, so any number of updates pales in comparison to whatever they've got going on
You could switch to the ESR branch, which gets feature updates much less frequently.
Thanks. A helpful response instead of a smarmy one. Refreshing.
Try Waterfox. It is pretty good.
Thanks.